Red Jewel Cabbage Seeds
Enhance your garden with the striking and nutritious Red Jewel Cabbage. This premium variety is renowned for its vibrant red-purple color, crisp texture, and excellent flavor, making it a standout choice for home gardeners and culinary enthusiasts.
Key Features:
- Vibrant Color: Red Jewel Cabbage produces stunning deep red-purple heads that add a pop of color to your garden and a visual appeal to your dishes.
- Crisp Texture: Known for its firm, tightly packed leaves, this cabbage offers a delightful crunch that is perfect for fresh salads, slaws, and a variety of cooked dishes.
- Delicious Flavor: Offers a mild, slightly sweet flavor that enhances the taste of your culinary creations.
- Nutrient-Rich: Packed with vitamins C and K, antioxidants, and dietary fiber, this cabbage is a healthy addition to your diet.
- Cold Tolerant: This hardy variety thrives in cooler climates and can withstand light frosts, extending your growing season.
- High Yield: Expect a bountiful harvest of compact, uniform heads, ideal for both small and large gardens.
Planting Instructions:
- Sunlight: Requires full sun for optimal growth.
- Soil: Thrives in well-drained, fertile soil with a pH between 6.0 and 7.0.
- Planting Time: Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date, or direct sow outdoors after the danger of frost has passed.
- Sowing Depth: Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep, spacing plants 12-18 inches apart in rows 24-36 inches apart.
- Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Regular watering is essential, especially during dry spells.
- Germination: Seeds typically germinate in 7-14 days under optimal conditions.
Care Instructions:
- Thinning: Thin seedlings to stand 12-18 inches apart once they have reached a height of 2-3 inches.
- Feeding: Apply a balanced fertilizer at planting time and side-dress with nitrogen-rich fertilizer as plants grow.
- Pest and Disease Control: Monitor for common pests like cabbage worms and aphids, and use organic pest control methods as necessary. Ensure good air circulation to prevent fungal diseases.
Harvesting:
- Time to Maturity: Ready to harvest in approximately 70-75 days from transplanting.
- Indicators: Harvest when heads are firm and have reached the desired size. Cut at the base with a sharp knife.
Additional Tips:
- Succession Planting: For a continuous supply of cabbage, plant seeds in succession every 2-3 weeks during the growing season.
- Companion Planting: Cabbage benefits from being planted near herbs like dill and rosemary, which help repel pests and improve growth.
Bring the beauty and health benefits of Red Jewel Cabbage to your garden. These high-quality seeds promise a plentiful harvest of vibrant, nutrient-rich cabbage that will enhance your meals and delight your senses.