Cabbage Red Mars 450 (1.6g) Vegetable Seeds

Cabbage Red Mars is easy to grow dark burgundy red cabbage that is good looking, tasty and packed full of vitamins. It produces crisp, firm & crunchy hearts that are great raw, cooked or pickled with vinegar. A compact variety so useful for those with a small plot.

Spring sowings of Cabbage Red Mars are ready to harvest late August and July sowings are ready late October. The late autumn crops are great for storing during winter.

Red Cabbage is good for you as it contains compounds that are thought to protect against Alzeheimer’s by reducing the build-up of certain plaques in the brain that may cause Alzeheimer’s. (The nutrient levels are reduced when the cabbage is cooked but they are still high compared to other veg).

If you have any Red Cabbage Red Drumhead seeds left sow as a micro-green – they are ready to harvest quickly & the little red shoots pack a punch and look lovely on a dinner plate.

Sow Feburay to early summer germinates between 10 and 25°C.
Seedlings are ready for transplanting when they have 5 or 6 leaves. Make a hole big enough to accommodate the root ball firming the soil around the plant.

The spacing between plants depends on the end product, for compact heads space at 30cm, 45cm for large heads and only 15cm for spring cabbage to encourage the pointed conical shape. All young seedlings and transplants should be protected from cabbage root fly. The most successful way to do this is with protective discs around the base of the stem, often called ‘collars’.
Keep young plants well watered until established and then only water during dry periods. Keep weeds under control in the beds. Earth up spring and winter cabbages in winter and firm down any which have been loosened by wind and frost.

Harvesting
Harvest spring cabbages from March through to May when the heart is solid throughout. Summer cabbages can be harvested from late June through to October Winter cabbages harvest from September to March for Savoy types, or November to March for winter cabbages. Red cabbages have a much shorter harvest period of September to the end of November but can be stored through winter by packing in straw. The hardy winter types can be left in the ground for several months and cut as required. Harvest cabbages by cutting close to ground level with a kitchen knife, if you cut a cross on the stump a secondary crop of small cabbages can appear from the cut surface

An easy to grow and low maintenance plant that will give confidence to the first time gardener as it produces bucket loads of veg. Plant out in April - late May when the chance of frost has passed. Incorporate plenty of organic matter to feed the plant and help retain water.

As they are hungry feeders, feed them every 14 days with a potash rich fertilizer. Keep well watered but do not wet the fruit.
 

Suitable for the vegetable garden, allotments and containers.

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season