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How to Grow Big & Gigantic Cabbage | Giant Cabbage Growing Tips

Want to know How to Grow a Big and Giant Cabbage? This guide covers everything you need to know to cultivate a massive one!

Cabbages are a delicious and nutritious addition to any meal, and growing a massive one will not only fill the platter of everyone in the house but also give you an excuse to flaunt on Instagram. If you’re convinced by the idea–here’s all you need to know about Growing Giant Cabbages!

How to Grow Big and Gigantic Cabbage

1. Go For a Large Variety

To cultivate large cabbages, choose a variety that is renowned for producing sizeable heads.

One cabbage variety renowned for producing exceptionally large heads is the ‘Tropic Giant’ (Brassica oleracea var. capitata ‘Tropic Giant’). Some other popular options are Megaton cabbage, Sugar Prince, Early Dutch, The Stone Head, and The Bobcat.

You can get their seeds easily from any garden center.

2. Start The Seeds at Right Time

If you are living in a cold climate, start the cabbage seeds indoors, providing the plants with additional time to mature.

Use a well-draining potting mix, and choose a location that gets direct sunlight for at least 4-5 hours every day. Also, make sure the temperature stays in the ideal range for cabbage seedlings.

Before transplanting them in the garden or pot, gradually acclimate the seedlings to the outdoor temperature while still keeping them in the pots for over a week.

3. Choose a Sunny Spot

For cabbages to flourish, they require a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight per day, with additional exposure even more beneficial.

To develop large, well-formed heads, cabbages require full sun exposure for most of the day.

Although cabbage plants can grow in partial shade, inadequate sunlight during the cool spring season can result in loose and small heads or prevent a massive head formation entirely.

4. Provide Adequate Space

There’s no rocket science behind the fact that a massive cabbage will need a large space to grow. Make sure that there are at least 3 to 4 feet of space around the cabbage to spread.

This will give it enough room to grow and expand, helping it achieve that huge size you are looking for!

5. Save it from the Cold

While mature cabbages can endure temperatures as low as 30 F (1 C), young and delicate seedlings require some additional attention.

To safeguard the plant, can either move it indoors until the weather warms up to at least about 54-60 F (12-15 C) during the day or start the seeds when you achieve this temperature in your area.

6. Fertilize it Correctly

Cabbage fertilizer should be high in nitrogen and phosphorus, which are both essential nutrients for healthy cabbage growth.

If you don’t find anything, use your balanced fertilizer with the NPK ratio of 10-10-10 or 20-20-20. Dilute it to 1/4 of its strength and use it once in 7-8 days and watch the cabbage achieve an enormous size in no time!

Alternatively, you can also go for an 8-16-16 blend.

 

 

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