Cabbage – Mammoth Red Rock

Description

100 Seeds per pack

(Brassica oleracea) 90-100 days.       Introduced in 1889, this exceptional variety of red cabbage produces solid round heads 8″ in diameter and weighing 7-8 lbs. The Mammoth Red Rock Cabbage is red throughout, uniform, medium to small cored, and has fine flavor. High in Vitamin C and is great cooked, fresh in salads, or for pickling.

Planting Instructions for Mammoth Red Rock Cabbage Seeds

Mammoth Red Rock Cabbage are a hardy, biennial, cool season crop, growing best where the summers are mild. Early maturing heirloom cabbage varieties are planted in the spring, and longer season heirloom varieties are usually planted in summer for a fall harvest. Start spring cabbage varieties indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or direct seed in full sun. Plant seeds ¼-½” deep, 4-6″ apart, in rows 2-3′ apart. Mammoth Red Rock germination usually occurs in 5-17 days in soil 55-75°F. Thin heirloom cabbage plants to or set out transplants 15-24″ apart. Harvest early cabbage varieties promptly to avoid bursting, later types will hold in the field longer. At harvest, keep 2-3 wrapper leaves to protect heirloom cabbage heads from bruising.