Free garden planner — save plants, plan beds, and get sowing reminders for your spot.
Sign up freeBrassica oleracea var. capitata
Firm the soil around transplants — loose soil causes poorly formed heads. Watch for cabbage caterpillars. Heads split if left too long after maturing.
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
vegetable
A fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Cabbage
Start Cabbage indoors about 6 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 75 days.
Cabbage seed rarely stays viable beyond 5 years — track what's still worth sowing.
Water: Medium · Height: 45 cm · Soil: Rich, firm, moist, slightly alkaline (pH 6.5–7.0)
Coccinellidae
The one predator here where the adults hunt as hard as the larvae do.
Aleyrodidae
A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.
These three thrive alongside Cabbage — and alongside each other.
