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'Golden Acre' Cabbage
 
Sub-Category: Green
Early-Season
 
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Description: Open pollinated. Heirloom. Early season, green, 3-5 lb round heads averaging 5-7 inches in diameter with few outer leaves. Resistant to Fusarium yellows. About 55-65 days to maturity after transplanting.
Days To Maturity: 55-65
Seed Sources: Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019

 
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Reviewed on 11/14/2011 by Luffa Zar - An experienced gardener

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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

This cabbage is the one for spring, it matures early and hasn\'t split for me in the rainy spring. Flavor and size is great. The one downfall is that the Beatles and bugs eat holes In the head unless they are covered.
 

Reviewed on 11/15/2006 by gardengalrn - An intermediate gardener

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Kentucky, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

I consider this a good reliable "stand by." Always does well in the garden and easy to grow from seed. Makes a good slaw and does well in other salads where the cabbage is raw. I prefer others for cooking but it can hold its own in either case.
 

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

A good open pollinated early cabbage. Heads are small and round and very tender. Great for slaw or other raw and semi-raw cabbage dishes. Not so good as a traditional boiling cabbage. Performance is more irratic then a hybrid like Stonehead, but a worthwhile cultivar.
 

Reviewed on 03/09/2006 by Lillith - An intermediate gardener

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Apache, Arizona, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Small dense juicy cabbage heads for fresh use. Absolutely delicious and dripping with moisture when I slice them for cooking. I bet they would make great slaw too. Seeds start very reliably and the plants have survived and produced even after flea beetle attacks. We grow this every year.
 




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