Cabbage

Overwintered Cabbage

Overwintering varieties of cabbage are available, particularly from European seed companies. Variety trials were conducted in 1980 and 1981, with planting dates the same as for the cauliflower, but quality was low and disease incidence high. The hardiest varieties had pointed or conical heads which are not desired in the local markets.

From the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station Special Report 769, April, 1986

Soilless Media Effects on Bedding Plant Production (1984)

Satisfactory growth of annual transplants can occur in soilless media made up of a wide range of components. Peat-vermiculite mixes have been popular for many crops but the high cost of these components stimulated a search for substitutes. Each geographic area produces waste products which have potential as media components. Bark, woodchips, straw, cinders, nut shells, grains hulls, and many others have been incorporated successfully into growing media. However, the price and availability of these products vary with the economic health of the industry producing the waste.

Early Cabbage Variety Trial (1984)

Research report from OSU's North Willamette Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Delbert Hemphill and N. Mansour
OSU Dept of Horticulture, NWREC

The purpose of this trial was to evaluate several lines of cabbage for late spring or early summer harvest. This requires planting out in early spring and many varieties will bolt under these conditions. Since direct-seeding is often impractical in early spring and emergence would be slow and erratic, the lines were seeded in an unheated screenhouse and transplanted about six weeks later.

Methods

Early Cabbage Variety Trial (1986)

The purpose of this trial was to evaluate lines of cabbage for late spring or early summer harvest. This requires planting out in early spring and many varieties will bolt under these conditions. Direct seeding is often impossible in early spring and emergence would be slow and erratic. Thus, the lines were seeded in an unheated glasshouse for later transplant. This is the second in a series of early cabbage trials.

Methods