Also known as Green cabbage · Red cabbage · Savoy cabbage
Heading cabbage includes green, red, and savoy types. Give full space and consistent moisture to form dense heads.
EdibleCool-season crop
Growing spaceVegetable bedClimate fitUrban core · USDA 9b–10a · Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b · Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9bCrop familyBrassicaceae (mustard)Life cycleAnnual cropPhoenix planting windowStart seed in August–September; transplant September–January.How to plantTransplant fall starts or direct sow in the early window.Plant spacing18–24 inFrostTolerates light frost once established; cover during a hard freeze.Time to harvestAbout 80–90 days from transplants; 120–130 from seedSuccessionStagger transplant dates or choose varieties with different maturities.Special categoriesEDIBLETypical harvestCut firm heads in winter or early spring.
Before you plant
These conditions determine whether it will thrive.
Cold hardinessCover in a hard freeze below 28°F
Very frost tolerant. Foliage may burn in the upper 20s but plants survive, so cover only in a hard freeze.
Leaves and wood: damaged below 28°FHeat toleranceShade from late-afternoon sun
Likes days around 60 to 70°F. Heads can split or bolt as it heats up, so harvest by April in Phoenix.
