Golden Acre Cabbage is a compact fast-growing cool season annual with uniform green basal foliage and creamy white heart ready for harvest after 65 days. The foliage has a sweet spicy flavor and crunchy texture when fresh that turns more mild and sweet with a buttery texture when cooked. Best if grown in rich, consistently moist well-drained loamy soils. Golden Acres heads can be 3-5 pounds and is resistant to fusarium wilt.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
1' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1.5’ - 2' |
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Spacing: |
2' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. A cool seasonal plant best grown in spring or fall. Potential insect problems include cabbageworms, cabbage loopers, flea beetles, caterpillars, thrips, slugs and aphids. Root maggots may be a problem in some areas. Watch for leaf spots, blackleg, black rot and yellows.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Edible Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Dill, Agastache, Sage
IMAGES: Photoset by Mark Levisay, (1) D75_3908-1, (2) D75_3907-1
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
