Cabbage is a low calorie food, an excellent source of vitamin C, and contains significant amounts of glutamine, an amino acid with anti-inflammatory properties. Cabbage is an annual cool-season crop, hardy to frost and light freezes. Plant in rows 2 1/2 feet apart, with 12-16 inches between plants.
- ALL SEASONS – 65 to 90 days, Heirloom, Open-pollinated. Also known as ‘Vandergaw’, this 1886 American heirloom cabbage is very reliable, heat resistant, fine-flavored and produces light green, symmetrical, hard heads 10-12” in diameter, weighing ~12lb., round but flattened on top. A superior all-purpose variety useful for early, intermediate and late season harvests. Great for salads, sauerkraut. Also resistant to ‘yellows’.
- BLUES CHINESE CABBAGE
- RED ACRE – Open pollinated. Solid, round red-purple heads weighing 2-4 lbs. Compact, sure-heading, stores well. Good size for raised beds, small gardens.