![]() ![]() Fertilize with an organic fertilizer such as fish emulsion at half strength.Protect the seedlings from the cold for 2 to 3 weeks after planting covering them with a cloche or plastic tunnel or cold frame.Space plants 12 to 24 inches (30-60 cm) apart.Avoid planting where cabbage family crops have grown recently. ![]() Add 3- to 4- inches (7-10 cm) of compost and well-aged manure into the planting bed, before transplanting cabbage needs friable, moisture-holding soil.Grow cabbage in full sun for best yield-tolerates partial shade.When transplanting out seedlings set them deeper than they grew in pots or flats.Cabbage prefers a soil pH range of 6.0 to 7.5 a pH of 7.2 to 7.5 is best if clubroot disease has been a problem in the past.Transplant seedlings into the garden when they are 4 to 6 inches (10-15 cm) tall with 2- to 4-leaves and after daytime temperatures reach 50☏ (10☌) firm transplants into the soil by hand.Seeds should germinate in 5 to 8 days at an optimal temperature of 77☏ (25☌) or thereabouts.Sow seed ¼ to ½ (6-8 mm) inches deep in the seed-starting mix.Start seeds in individual pots or flats.Start seeds indoors 6 to 4 weeks before the last frost in spring or 12 to 10 weeks before the first frost in autumn for a fall or winter crop. ![]()
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