I grow veggies in containers (round and square ) and need a smaller sturdy type cabbage for early fall planting.
These articles should help. For specific cabbage varieties for your area, contact your local extension office.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/what-is-extension-service.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cabbage/growing-cabbage-in-pots.htm
I have approximately 10 heads of regular cabbage that I would like to save for use later in the summer when green tomatoes come in to make chow-chow. What is the best way to save the fresh cabbage?
Cut the cabbage in thin shreds, blanch it for a minute and a half, plunge it into cold water and freeze. Use it within a couple months only for cooking. Here's our article on preserving vegetables: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/preserving-vegetables.htm
https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/freeze/cabbage.html
I thinned out my cabbage seedlings and replanted but they are now wilting
The soil needs to be kept moist. Also, it is difficult to replant seedlings that are thinned. They usually sustain root damage. Here is more on the care of cabbage:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cabbage/growing-cabbage.htm
My cabbage plants are getting eaten up. Will a soap wash help to deter them?
This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/homemade-soap-spray.htm
Hi I am new to vegetable gardening. I have some red cabbages growing nicely in some big containers. Some of the leaves are smothering other veg. If I were to prune a few of the leaves, can I cook and eat them while they are looking so tender, rather than composting them, as I would say with broccoli? Are they edible? Thanks
Yes, the whole plant is edible. Here is an article that will help you while they are growing:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cabbage/growing-cabbage.htm
Cabbage was planted from seeds on May 15,2020.
Unfortunately, this is not a straightforward problem. This can arise from many issues. This article will help you to sort out what is happening with your cabbage:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cabbage/cabbage-head-formation.htm
Hi, I am growing cabbage in my garden. They are forming nicely but I noticed today that a spider has made a home on top of my cabbage head. I'm creeped out! Does the outer leaves fold in to trap it and make it part of my vegetable? Or does the growth come from the inside (where the spider can't get in). I'm terrified of spiders and the thought of eating one and its web is making we want to give up gardening!
That little guy is protecting your cabbage, which forms from the inside. New growth is from the inside, so you don't have to worry about the spider being inside.
Figs- Well, they are a different story. But your cabbage is fine.
Here is an article that will help you to care for cabbage:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cabbage/growing-cabbage.htm