Express Red Cabbage Seeds (Organic)

Express Red Cabbage is a fast-growing variety that delivers small, dense heads with vibrant red-purple leaves. This compact cabbage is perfect for small gardens, raised beds, or container growing. Its crisp texture and slightly sweet flavor make it an excellent choice for fresh salads, coleslaws, or adding a pop of color to cooked dishes. Thriving in full sun and well-draining soil, Express Red Cabbage matures quickly, making it ideal for gardeners looking for a short-season crop. Perfect for both novice and experienced gardeners, this versatile cabbage is as beautiful as it is delicious.

Variety Details

• Plant type: Biennial
• Growth habit: Herbaceous
• Crop category: Cabbage
• Kitchen profile: Express Red Cabbage is a fast-growing variety that delivers small, dense heads with vibrant red-purple leaves.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet with a separately listed bulk option

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: 60-85°F
• Planting Depth: 1/2"-1"
• Germination: 5-10 Days
• Height At Maturity: 8"-12"
• Days To Maturity: 55-75 Days
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 12"

Schedule Express Red Cabbage for the cool-season planting window appropriate to your climate. Start seed in a protected setting or direct sow when the product record allows, then thin or transplant so each plant has room to develop. Check moisture at root depth and adjust irrigation to weather and soil rather than a universal schedule. As maturity approaches, inspect head, stem, or leaf development according to the crop type and harvest at the preferred size and firmness.

Biennial Express Red's uniform heads grow to approximately 3-4 lb on a compact frame with few outer leaves.

This early variety is relatively split resistant and stores well.

Delicious when raw in coleslaw or other salads, it is also an excellent addition to soups and casseroles, or pickled.

Before sowing Express Red Cabbage, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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