Sowing calendar · Leafy
Red cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra · Couve-roxa, Lombarda, Chou rouge, Rotkohl, Cavolo rosso, couve roxa
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow in traysFeb–Apr, Jun–Jul
- TransplantMar–May, Jul–Sep
- HarvestJun–Dec
- Germination
- 4–7 days · soil from 5 °C
- Spacing
- 60 cm between rows · 45 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Harvest after
- 90–110 days
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- biennial
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Seed saving
- hard · keeps ~4 years
Notes
Slower than green cabbage; the heads keep for weeks in a cool place.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.