CABBAGE-RED ACRE
CABBAGE-RED ACRE
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Brassica oleracea
CABBAGE-RED ACRE produces a compact plant with short stems. It is a top-notch red variety that is used raw, cooked, or in coleslaw. This lovely cabbage variety produces striking reddish-purple, globe-shaped, heads that can add real beauty to your vegetable garden or gorgeous color to meals. It has resistance to cabbage yellows and head-splitting. It stores much better than many varieties. Heads are about 1.4 kg. It won’t split when planted in the spring and is one of the best cabbages for winter storage when planted in the late summer for autumn harvest.
Direct sow 6 weeks before the last frost, or start under protection 3 weeks before that. Start 4 months before the first frost for autumn/winter crops. Cabbage likes fertile soil and steady moisture.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 60 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 6 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 – 50 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 – 70 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct/ Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring, Autumn
Temperature Range
10 - 25 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Bienial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise Seedlings
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
10 - 22 °C (50 - 72 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Row spacing
60 cm (24 inches)
Watering
Keep soil moist
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 85 days
Good Companion Plants
Onions, Celery, Carrots
Bad Companion Plants
Strawberries, Tomatoes
Pests
Aphids, Cabbage worms, Flea beetles
Diseases
Clubroot, Black rot
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When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
