Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Days to harvest: 60

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Days to germinate: 7-12 days
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Bees

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Red Express'.

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Common names
  • Cabbage

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-07-29
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata 'Red Express')
Location: Chippewa, PA
Date: 2015-06-01

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: Chippewa, PA
Date: 2015-03-31

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Plant Events from our members
vbprog On April 12, 2015 Transplanted
Outside in its permanent home
vbprog On March 5, 2015 Plant emerged
vbprog On March 1, 2015 Seeds sown
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