Drumhead Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is an excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. It is a heirloom variety that dates back to pre-1885. Open Pollinated. The plant produces a large drumhead type cabbage. The flattened large heads are blue green with good wrapper leaves. The heads average 10 to 12 inches in diameter and weigh 10 to 12 lbs. A superior quality, very firm, crisp and tender! Perfect for making sauerkraut. Very cold hardy! Stores well.
Growing Drumhead Cabbage
- Start Cabbage Seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost in spring.
- You can also sow the seed outdoors when the soil can be worked in spring.
- Place transplants in the garden when they are 3 to 4 inches tall as early as 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost in spring.
- In cool-summer regions, plant cabbage in late spring for a fall harvest.
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