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'Early Jersey Wakefield' Cabbage |
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Green
Early-Season
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Early-season, green, pointed, 2- to 3-pound, compact, waxy-looking heads with sparse outside foliage.
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| Days To Maturity: |
63
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2024
Underwood Gardens - updated in 2024
Hudson Valley Seed Co - updated in 2024
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.9 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (3.9 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.8 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 17
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/19/2024 by
Cafolla
- A novice gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Unfortunately ours were eaten by woodchucks just before harvest. We were unable to plant fall crop. |
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Reviewed on 11/06/2024 by
Cutler Botanic Garden
- An experienced gardener
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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Transplants did very well, nice medium size elongated heads. Taste was very good |
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Reviewed on 11/04/2024 by
Orleans County MGs
- An intermediate gardener
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Orleans, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Great cabbage! Large, slightly elongated heads, not very densely compacted leaves. Mild flavor that was delicious fresh and cooked. |
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Reviewed on 10/29/2024 by
Albany County MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Spotty germination, transplanted. Good sized and beautiful shaped heads. Good flavor. Heads not tight possibly due to not enough water or just the variety. July harvest. |
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Reviewed on 10/22/2024 by
caj88 CCE Oneida County
- A novice gardener
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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Our cabbages struggled. We transplanted them and hilled the soil quite high. Despite this, we continuously fought against leggy cabbages. Every few days we would hill up the soil around it, and it would still grow upward and not fruit into a rounded cabbage. After we finally got the cabbages settled from growing up and not out, they were attacked by bugs. We did not use row covers. Row covers must be a requirement. |
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Reviewed on 10/21/2024 by
CCE Orange County
- An intermediate gardener
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| The groundhogs thought it was delicious! |
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Reviewed on 10/14/2024 by
CCE Nassau County NY
- An experienced gardener
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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| We grew the cabbage under a row cover which is mandatory in our area if you do not use pesticides. Under the cover, it grew well. Mild, pleasant flavor, but not form a very tight head. The shape was slightly oblong with a long stem. |
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Reviewed on 09/23/2024 by
CCE Rockland
- An experienced gardener
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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| In our main garden we grew these cabbages without row covers. They formed beautiful cone shaped heads that were heavily attacked by cabbage moth caterpillars. After removing the damaged outer leaves, the cabbage was very tasty, mild and crisp.\r\nWe also grew these cabbages in a garden with row covers. This save them from the caterpillars but they did not form heads. The problems with the caterpillars earned them a 3 for ease/reliability. |
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Reviewed on 09/20/2024 by
Gerardi
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| We had no harvest, the four plants grew to about 7 inches tall and never formed a head and slowly declined. |
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Reviewed on 09/05/2024 by
Tompkins MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| : Grew into big, dense heads. Sliced fresh and eaten raw, the flavor and texture were delicious. Very popular with the slugs and caterpillars. |
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Reviewed on 01/06/2014 by
Bucky182
- An experienced gardener
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Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| A very good early cone shaped cabbage. Has good flavor and and is a nice cabbage for eating. |
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Reviewed on 07/14/2012 by
Ferdzy
- An intermediate gardener
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Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very good tasting and attractive little cabbage, quick growing. The usual troubles with cabbage loopers etc. Not a storage cabbage, but a good summer variety. |
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Reviewed on 09/01/2011 by
GardenParadise
- An experienced gardener
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Franklin, Maine, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| These have been, easy to grow, headed up nicely and taste sweet. They are not super huge as grown in our raised beds, but we are a small family and that\'s fine. We appreciate the short season of growth for this variety. Whatever I can\'t use fresh or give away I blanch and freeze for winter soups and stews. |
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Reviewed on 06/01/2009 by
Grit
- An intermediate gardener
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Coffee, Alabama, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Easy to grow, interesting cone shaped heads, great taste but the heads are very small. |
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Reviewed on 06/19/2007 by
Farmer Phil
- An experienced gardener
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Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| A great reliable early, tasty cabbage for this area. Plant on 12" centers. Not tightly packed head, but sweet and delicious for first spring cabbage. |
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Reviewed on 06/08/2006 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| One of the earliest conehead types. It has good flavor and grows reasonably well. Heads are quite small. I prefer the Charleston Wakefield which is only about a week to 10 days later and 3 -4 times larger. |
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Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by
Catskills
- An experienced gardener
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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Delicious! |
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