Red Express - Cabbage Seeds

SKU: VCE104
Open-Pollinated
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Red Express is a compact, quick red cabbage that earns its keep in small spaces and short seasons. Heads form early (about 58–65 days) and tight, with deep burgundy leaves that stay sweet and crisp for slaws, tacos, and quick kraut; they hold their color well when roasted or braised. The compact habit makes harvest easy and spacing flexible, so you can tuck a row into spring and again for fall. Rich in anthocyanins (the pigments behind that ruby tone), it brings antioxidants along with flavor and crunch. If you want a fast, reliable red that doesn’t sprawl, Red Express delivers tidy heads and full, honest cabbage flavor

Start seed indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting into the garden. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 50-85 degrees. Transplant to the garden 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost. If direct seeding, sow seeds 3 to 5 weeks prior to average last frost or as soon as the soil can be worked. For fall harvest, plant transplants 7-9 weeks before average first frost date.

Scientific name: brassica oleracea
Days to maturity: 50-60
Seed depth: 1/2"
Days to sprout: 4-10
Plant spacing: 8-12"
Row spacing: 18-24"
Light requirements: sunny
Plant height: 12"
Life cycle: biennial
Frost tolerance: hardy

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