Super Red 80 (F1)
(Brassica oleracea (capitata group))
Product ID: 168
Highest-rated early red cabbage for both appearance and taste.
The round, medium-sized heads are well-wrapped, smooth and resist splitting. Flavor is superior for red cabbage: tender, crisp, and pleasantly peppery. Suitable for planting at close spacing to produce single-serving-sized mini cabbages. Mini: 100 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 73
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Cabbage
CULTURE: Cabbage (as well as related brassicas) is a heavy feeder and does best under fertile conditions with adequate soil moisture throughout the growing period. EARLY CROPS: Use early and midseason varieties. Sow 3-4 seeds/in. in flats, cold frame, outdoor seed bed or in 1-1 1/2" plug trays 4-6 weeks before transplanting out. If possible keep soil temperature over 75°F (24°C) until germination, then reduce air temperature to about 60°F (16°C). Transplant outdoors 12-18" apart in rows 18-34" apart. FALL CROP: Use mid-season and storage varieties. Start seedlings as above in May and transplant to the garden in June-July. To ensure mature heads, seed the crop early in areas where heavy freezes occur early in the fall. DIRECT SEEDING: Sow 3-4 seeds 12" apart, 1/2" deep, rows 24-36" apart, thinning to one plant in each group. SPLITTING: Early varieties may split or burst at maturity or from rapid new growth if rain or heavy irrigation follows a dry spell. Splitting may be partially avoided by checking the plants' growth with deep cultivation next to plants. DISEASES: Adhere strictly to a preventive program including: (1) long crop rotations with non-cruciferous crops, (2) clean starting mixes and outdoor seedbeds, and (3) strict sanitation practices. Black rot, black leg, and alternaria can be seed-borne. We stock lab-tested lots when available and hot water treat (to eliminate black rot) questionable lots. NOTE: A disease-free test result does not guarantee a seedlot to be disease-free, only that in the sample tested, the pathogen targeted was not found. However, no method of seed treatment can positively ensure freedom from disease. We are glad to help with specific questions. INSECT PESTS: (Refer to Index for row covers and insecticides.) Treat flea beetles on young seedlings with rotenone, pyrethrin, or by covering with floating row cover from day of planting. Cabbage worms and loopers: Dipel. Root maggots: cover seedlings with floating row covers. Cutworm prevention: Prepare soil 2 weeks before planting to cultivate-in cover crops and destroy weeds. HARVEST and STORAGE: Relatively young heads (still green and actively growing) store best. Ideal conditions are 32°F (0°C), high humidity, and good air circulation. Store only disease-free heads. DAYS TO MATURITY: From cool weather, spring transplanting. Subtract 10-14 days for late spring or early summer, warm weather transplanting. Add about 14 days for direct seeding. AVG. PRECISION SEEDING RATE: 3,500'/oz., 5.25 oz./acre at 2 seeds/ft. and 2' between rows. TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 4,500 plants/oz. SIZED SEED: Standard except where otherwise noted. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 75,000-175,000 (avg. 112,000). MINI: 0.4 gm. (avg. 100 seeds).
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