Cabbage Seeds
Homegrown cabbage is such a treat! Autumn frost sweetens the flavor. It is an ancient crop grown by civilizations around the world, attesting to its popularity.
Sowing Cabbage Seeds
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date. Sow 1/4" deep. Transplant 3 weeks before the last frost date. Spacing 16". Full sun. Brassica oleracea.
Cabbage 'Danish Ballhead' (100 days)
345 seeds $3.00
Cabbage 'Danish Ballhead' is a great storage variety. The 5-pound heads are round, solid and heavy. They are split-resistant and bolt-resistant. After you harvest the first head, the plants will make new mini cabbages in late fall.
Danish heirloom. Introduced to the U.S. by W. Atlee Burpee & Company in 1887.
Cabbage 'Red Acre'
(76 days)
300 seeds $3.00
Cabbage 'Red Acre' is an early maturing variety. It produces 3-pound heads on compact plants that are nice for small gardens. It is split-resistant and great for storage. Cabbages are ripe when they are hard, not squeezable.
Heirloom, 20th century.
Cabbage 'Late Flat Dutch' (100 days)
350 seeds $3.00
Cabbage 'Late Flat Dutch' has large, flattened, oval heads in a lovely, pale green color. The heads can weigh up to 14 pounds. It's a good choice for those who need a large quantity of cabbage for making sauerkraut. Tends to attract slugs. Dutch heirloom, 1840's.
Cabbage 'Savoy' (90 days)
300 seeds $3.00