Best time to plant cabbage in Australia
Brassica oleracea
Cabbage is a brassica grown as an annual for its tight head of leaves, which can be green, white or a red-purple. Smooth green heads are the most common, while savoy types have crinkled leaves. Plants are usually picked in their first year, with a second year only for those saved for seed.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Temperate | Feb to Apr, Aug to Sep | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Subtropical | Mar to May, Jul to Sep | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Tropical | Apr to Jun | Matches local guides |
| Arid | Mar to May | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Raise seedlings, then transplant
- Sowing depth
- 1-2cm
- Plant spacing
- 40cm
- Row spacing
- 60cm
- Height
- 30cm
- Germination
- Soil 7-35°C, fastest at 20-28°C
- Time to harvest
- 70-112 days from planting out
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.