Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage is a beloved heirloom variety admired for its compact pointed heads, tender crisp leaves, and dependable early harvests. The elegant conical heads display beautiful shades of vibrant green while offering excellent flavor and remarkable garden performance that has made this variety a favorite among gardeners for generations.
The flavor of Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage is wonderfully sweet, mild, and slightly peppery with a crisp refreshing texture that makes it ideal for salads, slaws, stir-fries, soups, steaming, and fresh garden dishes. The tender leaves maintain excellent texture while adding bright fresh flavor to both raw and cooked meals.
This hardy heirloom thrives in a wide range of climates and is especially valued for its reliable early maturity and compact growth habit. Its smaller size makes it perfect for raised beds, smaller gardens, and intensive planting while still producing excellent yields. Vigorous growth and cold tolerance allow gardeners to enjoy dependable harvests even in cooler growing conditions.
Beautiful, flavorful, and highly dependable, Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage remains one of the finest heirloom cabbages for gardeners seeking crisp sweet heads and reliable harvests season after season.
Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage Seed Details
- Quantity: 200 Seeds
- Plant Type: Heirloom Cabbage
- Head Shape: Compact Conical Heads
- Head Color: Vibrant Green
- Flavor: Sweet, Mild, Slightly Peppery
- Best Uses: Salads, Slaws, Stir-Fries, Soups, Steaming
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/4 Inch
- Germination Temperature: 45-75°F
- Days to Germination: 5-10 Days
- Row Spacing: 18 Inches
- Plant Spacing: 24 Inches
- 100' Row Yield: 100 Pounds
- Sun Requirements: Full Sun
- Harvest Time: Approximately 70 Days
- Special Features: Early Maturity, Compact Size, Cold Hardy
How to Save Seeds
Cabbage will cross-pollinate with other members of the Brassica oleracea family, including broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and Brussels sprouts, so isolation by approximately one mile is recommended for maintaining seed purity.
Cabbage requires overwintering before producing seed. In milder climates, plants may be heavily mulched to protect them through winter.
In colder climates, carefully dig plants before severe freezing temperatures arrive and transplant them into containers filled with slightly damp sand. Store plants over winter in a cool area maintained between 35-40°F.
When spring arrives, replant the cabbage outdoors and allow plants to bolt and form seed pods. Once pods dry completely on the plant, harvest and store the seeds for future planting.