Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage
Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage is a distinctive pointed, conical heads brassica with fruit around 2-3 pound heads. Ready from roughly day 63-75. Germination takes 5-10 days. Space 12-15 inches apart at pH 6.0-6.8. Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours). It will crop in a container.
Sowing
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or direct sow 2-4 weeks before last frost. For fall crop, sow 12-16 weeks before first fall frost.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, consistent moisture
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained soil with plenty of compost
- Soil pH
- 6.0-6.8
- Spacing
- 12-15 inches
- Height
- 10-24 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Light to medium green
- Size
- 2-3 pound heads
- Shape
- Distinctive pointed, conical heads
- Flavour
- Sweet, mild, and tender with crisp texture
In the kitchen
Fresh eating, coleslaw, sauerkraut, stir-frying, stuffed cabbage
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Cabbage worms, aphids, flea beetles, cabbage loopers, root maggots
- Diseases
- Clubroot, black rot, fusarium yellows, downy mildew
- Resistance
- Good cold tolerance but limited disease resistance
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April – May | June – July | June – July | August – September |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | March – April | May – June | May – June | July – October |
| 4 | March – April | May – June | April – June | July – October |
| 5 | February – March | April – May | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | February – March | April – May | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | January – February | March – April | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | January | February – March | February – March | April – December |
| 10 | January | February – March | January – March | March – December |
| 11 | January | January – February | January – February | February – December |
| 12 | January | January – February | January – February | February – December |
| 13 | January | January – February | January – February | February – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 25
- Protein (g)
- 1.28
- Fat (g)
- 0.1
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 5.8
- Fibre (g)
- 2.5
- Sugars (g)
- 3.2
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 5
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 36.6
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.15
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 76
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.124
- Folate (µg)
- 43
- Calcium (mg)
- 40
- Iron (mg)
- 0.47
- Magnesium (mg)
- 12
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 26
- Potassium (mg)
- 170
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.18
- Selenium (µg)
- 0.3
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
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Similar varieties
Other brassicas with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage suits these too.
- Twister 62 days
- Flame Star 62 days
- Purple Moon 62 days
- Golden Acre Cabbage 65 days
- Napa Cabbage 'Michihili' 65 days
- Black Magic Kale 65 days