Red Acre Cabbage
Red Acre Cabbage: 76-80 days to harvest, 5-10 days to germinate, 12-15 inches between plants, pH 6.0-6.8, hardy in zones 6-9. Fruit runs to about 3-4 pounds, 6-7 inches diameter. Give it full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours) and 1-1.5 inches per week, consistent moisture water. It will crop in a container.
Sowing
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or direct sow 2-3 weeks before last frost. For fall crop, start 12-14 weeks before first fall frost.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- 1-1.5 inches per week, consistent moisture
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained soil with good organic content
- Soil pH
- 6.0-6.8
- Spacing
- 12-15 inches
- Height
- 10-24 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Deep purple-red
- Size
- 3-4 pounds, 6-7 inches diameter
- Shape
- Round, compact, tightly wrapped heads
- Flavour
- Mild, sweet flavor with tender, crisp texture
In the kitchen
Coleslaw, sauerkraut, braising, pickling, fresh salads, cooking retains beautiful color
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Cabbage worms, aphids, flea beetles, cabbage root maggots
- Diseases
- Black rot, clubroot, fusarium yellows, downy mildew
- Resistance
- Good resistance to splitting and yellows
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 | August – 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 | July – November |
| 6 | February – March | April – May | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | March – May | June – November |
| 8 | January – February | March – April | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | January | February – March | February – March | April – December |
| 10 | January | February – March | January – March | April – December |
| 11 | January | January – February | January – February | March – December |
| 12 | January | January – February | January – February | March – December |
| 13 | January | January – February | January – February | March – 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.
Grown Red Acre Cabbage?
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Similar varieties
Other brassicas with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Red Acre Cabbage suits these too.
- Cabbage 'Red Express' 76 days
- Puntoverde 78 days
- Denali 73 days
- Kossak 80 days
- Graffiti 80 days
- Vitaverde 71 days