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Climatic
Conditions
Cabbage is a cool season crop. The optimum temperature range for
cabbage production is 15 to 20°C. Above 25°C growth stops. The minimum
temperature is 0°C (freezing), but cold hardened plants can tolerate
temperatures as low as -10°C.
Young plants less than six millimetres in diameter can tolerate both
colder and warmer temperatures than older plants. These young plants are said
to be in the juvenile phase of growth. Plants which have matured past the
juvenile phase will flower if temperatures are less than 10°C for five to six
weeks.
Cabbage Nursery
When planting the cabbage, especially for those in frost prone
areas, ensure that you sow the seeds at least 4 weeks before the expected frost
date. Sow these seeds at ¼ inch deep, and 2 inches apart in a
well-covered/protected space, preferably indoors.
The seeds should be gently cast over the soil and then lightly
covered with more soil and left under the shade until the seeds germinate after
some 10 or more days.
As the seedlings grow, gradually expose them to sunlight. The
watering of the garden should also gradually be reduced to prepare the
seedlings for the rough conditions of the vegetable field under direct
sunlight.
As the seedlings mature and get to about two or three inches they
may be generously watered so that the soil gets soft to allow gentle and smooth
uprooting of the seedlings for onward transplantation on the garden or
farm.
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