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Cabbage

Cabbage is listed botanically as Brassica oleracea var. capitata. Cool-season brassica grown for dense heads of tightly packed leaves. Cabbage performs best with steady growth, fertile soil, even moisture, and protection from caterpillar pests while plants are young. PlotPal's canonical care record lists full sun and moderate water needs. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Brassica and in the family Brassicaceae. PlotPal currently carries Cabbage as an outdoor growing and vegetable reference. Recorded garden roles include food crop. Growing note: Time plantings for cool spring or fall weather. Keep moisture consistent as heads form, because sudden heavy watering after drought can contribute to splitting. Harvest when heads feel firm and before they crack or bolt. Propagation or sowing note: Start indoors for transplanting or direct sow where cool-season timing allows Plant-health prevention note: Rotate brassica crops, improve drainage, remove diseased crop residue, and avoid moving contaminated soil between beds where clubroot is a concern. Pest-prevention note: Use insect netting or row cover early, inspect leaf undersides for caterpillar eggs, and hand-pick cabbage worms and loopers where practical. The current reference lists an average harvest time of about 80 days, where harvest timing applies. Common pests in the reference include Cabbage worms, Cabbage loopers, Aphids. Common plant-health issues in the reference include Clubroot, Black rot, Fusarium yellows. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.