Drumhead Cabbage is a very popular round cabbage variety that produces exceptionally firm tasty heads. The large heads are flattened like a drum and are blue/green in colour, with a good covering of wrapper leaves. It stores well, has a nice peppery flavour that softens with cooking.
Special varietal requirements:
Avoid sowing in severe cold and heading in extreme heat.
| Characteristic | Drumhead Cabbage |
| Kind | Open Pollinated cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) |
| Sowing Season | Winter, Spring, Summer & Autumn |
| Maturity | 75 – 140 days |
| Head weight | 3 – 4 kgs |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Colour | Blue – green |
| Germination | 7 – 10 days |
| Sowing depth | 1 cm |
| End Use | Market Growers: Sold loose for the fresh market. Home Growers: Perfect for making salads and cooking |
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