DibbleGrowing cabbage: from seed to harvest
Start seeds indoors about 4 weeks before planting out, and set the plants out in the cool part of the year. Steady moisture prevents split heads. Where winters are mild, plant in autumn and harvest before the heat.
Planting dates for cabbage by zone
| Zone | Start seeds indoors | Sow or transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | March 28 | April 25 | July 3 |
| Zone 4 | March 21 | April 18 | June 29 |
| Zone 5 | March 13 | April 10 | June 14 |
| Zone 6 | February 28 | March 28 | June 7 |
| Zone 7 | February 8 | March 8 | May 20 |
| Zone 8 | July 10 | August 7 | April 13 |
| Zone 9 | July 28 | August 25 | March 12 |
| Zone 10 | July 13 | August 10 | March 12 |
| Zone 11 | September 10 | October 8 | March 12 |
Each date is the start of the best window from the same climate engine the Dibble app uses, run at typical places in each zone. Dibble tunes them to your garden's own location and lets you adjust frost dates for your own yard.
Companion plants
Good neighbors for Cabbage:
Better kept apart:
Family and rotation
Cabbage is in the brassicas family. Hungry leaf crops. Follow legumes; avoid following other brassicas. Learn about crop rotation.
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Questions
When should I plant cabbage?
It depends on your zone. Cabbage is a hardy crop, so the timing follows your last spring frost. Look up your zone in the table below for exact start, sow, and harvest dates, or open Dibble and set where your garden is to get your own calendar.
How long does it take to grow cabbage?
About 70 days from transplant to the first harvest, with a picking window of roughly 21 days after that.
What grows well with cabbage?
Good companions include Onion, Beet, Potato, Dill. Keep it away from Tomato, Strawberry.
Plant at the right time this season
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