An excellent choice for late season fresh eating and storage, Ruby Perfection’s dense purple globes are crunchy and sweet. Plants have a large frame which protects the heads until you are ready to harvest.
1.5-1.8kg (3.5-4lb) heads. Start the season with Ruby Ball Improved and switch to Ruby Perfection for your last planting in early summer, or plant together for a continuous harvest.
Matures in 90 days
West Coast Seeds Ruby Perfection F1 Cabbage Seeds, Per Package
Starting
When learning how to grow cabbage, sow 3 or 4 seeds per pot, 5mm (¼”) deep, under very bright light. Thin to the strongest plant. Space transplants 45-60cm (18-24″) apart in rows 60-90cm (24-36″) apart.
Timing
Sow indoors beginning in late winter and transplant outdoors from 2 weeks after the last frost date to early summer. Overwintering cabbage is sown outdoors during July where winters are mild. Optimal soil temperature: 10-30°C (50-85°F). Seeds should germinate in 7-10 days.
Harvest
Cabbage heads are ready when they’re firm to the touch, and when the interior is fairly dense. Heads will split when they’re allowed to overly mature. Rapid growth due to excess watering and fertility will also cause splitting of the head. Plant early, mid-season and late varieties to spread out your harvest. Late varieties tend to be better for storage or for making sauerkraut. Early (summer harvest) varieties tend not to store as well.
