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Cabbage

How far apart to plant cabbages, how many fit your bed, when to plant them and how many you need.

Harvest basket with tomatoes, peppers, carrots, garlic and a zucchini on a garden table
In the row
12 to 18 in
Between rows
18 to 36 in
Per square foot
1
Planting depth
0.25 to 0.5 in
Start indoors
8 to 10 weeks before last frost
Plant out
2 to 3 weeks before last frost
Sow outdoors
2 to 3 weeks before last frost
Plants per person
3 to 4 fresh

How many fit a raised bed

BedAt 18 in spacingSquare foot method
4 x 4 ft416
4 x 8 ft1032
3 x 6 ft818

Square grid with half the spacing kept clear at the bed edges.

Cabbage is set out 2 to 3 weeks before the last frost and is not seriously hurt down to 25°F; transplants take 6 to 7 weeks to grow.

Stop feeding nitrogen once heads start to form and keep watering even, or heads split.

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