Gardening is a fun activity that you can do all year. Some vegetables, like tomatoes, are grown in the summer. Others are grown in the spring or fall. Cabbage is a cool-season vegetable. Plant it in early fall or in early spring, giving it time to mature before summer’s heat.
You don’t need a big garden to plant and grow your cabbage. If you live in an apartment or small house but have a spot that receives full sun, you can grow a cabbage in a container. Here’s how to plant your cabbage, whether in the ground or in a container.
How to Plant Your Cabbage in the Ground
You’ll Need:
- Cabbage plant
- Spade or shovel
- Compost
- Watering can or garden hose with sprinkler nozzle
- Bonnie Plants Herb & Vegetable Plant Food or another all-purpose fertilizer
Step 1. Working together, adults and kids should pick a planting spot that receives full sun. As with any planting, choose a spot away from any buried cables, wires, or pipes. Allow at least 3 feet on either side of your planting hole for your cabbage to grow.
Step 2. After choosing a spot, use a spade or shovel to loosen the soil and add a few shovels of compost to enrich the soil. Dig a small hole in the loosened soil.
Step 3. Remove the cabbage from its Bonnie container and gently loosen the soil around the plant’s roots. Set the cabbage in the hole, planting up to its second leaf.
Step 4. Fill in the hole around your plant, and press the soil firmly to remove air pockets.
Step 5. Gently water your plant using a watering can or a hose with sprinkler nozzle. Feed your plant according to fertilizer package instructions.
How to Plant Your Cabbage in a Container
You’ll Need:
- Cabbage plant
- Garden trowel
- Potting soil
- Watering can or garden hose with sprinkler nozzle
- Bonnie Plants Herb & Vegetable Plant Food or another all-purpose fertilizer
- Large (18-24 inch wide) container (optional)
Step 1. Choose a spot for your container that receives full sun. This may be a deck, patio, porch, or driveway. Your container should be at least 12 inches deep and 18 inches wide. It should have a drainage hole in the bottom.
Step 2. Fill the container with good quality potting soil. Using your trowel, dig a hole for the cabbage. Remove the cabbage from its Bonnie container and set it in the hole, planting up to its second leaf.
Step 3. Fill in the hole around your plant, and press the soil firmly to remove air pockets.
Step 4. Gently water your plant using a watering can or a hose with sprinkler nozzle. Feed your plant according to fertilizer package instructions. Learn more about caring for vegetables in pots on the Bonnie Plants website.