Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners is a citizen science program





'Early Jersey Wakefield' Cabbage
 
Sub-Category: Green
Early-Season
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Early-season, green, pointed, 2- to 3-pound, compact, waxy-looking heads with sparse outside foliage.
Days To Maturity: 63
Seed Sources: Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2024
Underwood Gardens - updated in 2024
Hudson Valley Seed Co - updated in 2024

 
Rating Summary
 
Overall: (3.9 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.6 Stars)Taste
Yield: (3.9 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
Reviews
 
Login to share your Review of Early Jersey Wakefield.

Number of Reviews: 7

Sort Reviews By:
  [Help]
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 01/06/2014 by Bucky182 - An experienced gardener

Overall Overall
Taste Taste
Yield Yield
Ease/Reliability Ease

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

A very good early cone shaped cabbage. Has good flavor and and is a nice cabbage for eating.
 

Reviewed on 07/14/2012 by Ferdzy - An intermediate gardener

Overall Overall
Taste Taste
Yield Yield
Ease/Reliability Ease

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

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.
 

Reviewed on 09/01/2011 by GardenParadise - An experienced gardener

Overall Overall
Taste Taste
Yield Yield
Ease/Reliability Ease

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

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.
 

Reviewed on 06/01/2009 by Grit - An intermediate gardener

Overall Overall
Taste Taste
Yield Yield
Ease/Reliability Ease

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

Easy to grow, interesting cone shaped heads, great taste but the heads are very small.
 

Reviewed on 06/19/2007 by Farmer Phil - An experienced gardener

Overall Overall
Taste Taste
Yield Yield
Ease/Reliability Ease

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

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.
 

Reviewed on 06/08/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

Overall Overall
Taste Taste
Yield Yield
Ease/Reliability Ease

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

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.
 

Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by Catskills - An experienced gardener

Overall Overall
Taste Taste
Yield Yield
Ease/Reliability Ease

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

Delicious!
 




Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners is a citizen science program, © 2004-2024, All Rights Reserved
Cornell Garden Based Learning, Cornell University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Horticulture Section