vegetable · Brassicaceae

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

A cool-season heading crop that needs generous spacing but stores and preserves especially well.

Difficulty3 / 5
Cold toleranceVery hardy
Space per plant~1.00 ft²
ContainerYes
Supportnone
Household planning

How many cabbage plants?

A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.

1 adult2–32 typical plants
2 adults4–64 typical plants
4 adults8–118 typical plants
Adjust household, appetite, preserving, and loss →
Season timing

When does it go in?

Typical first actionUsually transplanted
Maturity range50–100 days
Harvest window10–28 days
Latest planting buffer100 days before fall frost

Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.

Calculate dates from my frost date →
Space and harvest

What does one plant ask for?

In-row spacing12–24 in
Between rows18–36 in
Yield range0.65–1 count
Yield confidencehigh

Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.

Container fit

A container can work.

2minimum gallons per plant
5recommended gallons per plant
12″minimum useful depth
Size a container for several plants →