How Do You Plant Cabbage For The Fall?
Autumn is the best time to plant late-season cabbage and other brassica vegetable varieties. When the days shorten and the overnight temperatures drop, cabbage thrives. Related to the mustard family, cabbage horticulture is traceable to the ancients Greeks and Romans. Today’s cabbage varieties offer improved hybrid plants that reliably produce bumper crops. But, you can still find heirloom cabbage seeds for an old-fashioned fall garden. Prepare the soil for your cabbage plot early in the fall and then let it rest. Cabbage plants need a firm surface, so resist tilling just before you plant. Choose a location where the plants will get a full day of sun. Apply an acidic fertilizer on top of the soil approximately 10 days before planting and pull weeds. Drive stakes into opposite ends of the cabbage patch and tie a string taut between the stakes. Use the string line as a guide for keeping your rows straight. To reduce disruption of the soil’s crust, use a large nail and poke it into the so
