red-acre-cabbage Red Acre "Brassica oleracea capitata## HOW TO GROW CABBAGE Start indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost, plant out 4 weeks before frost. For fall harvest, transplant 16 weeks before first frost for storage types, 13 weeks for fresh types, without additional protection. In a hoophouse, you can plant 2-3 weeks later. Direct sow when daytime soil temperatures warm to 75˚F. Cool weather crop, optimally brown between 60–70˚F. For mild winters where tamps are rarely below 32˚F, transplant September to February. Drought sensitive, mature heads are vulnerable to splitting under stress from rain following a dry spell, keep moisture even. Mature when the tight head leaf begins to fold back on itself. Soil pH 6–7.5. Hardiness zones 5-9. Biennial.Days from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 7,000 seeds per ounce. Average 29M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 75%. Usual seed life: 4 years.Planting Depth 1/4–1/2”Soil Temp. Germ. 50-75˚FDays to Germ. 10-15Plant Spacing 12–18”Row Spacing 18–36”Days To Maturity 80-100Full Sun, Moist Well Drained Soil Red Acre Seed Count 1 Ounce ≈ 7,088 seeds.25 Pound ≈ 28,350 seeds##Red Acre is a popular variety grown as microgreens and baby leaf production because it adds color and variety to any micro-mix. At a very young stage the stems have a violet color and green leaves. When grown to full maturity it is a small, compact, short-stemmed heading plant that produces hard, round, deep red-purple heads, 5 to 7 inches in diameter. These heads weigh from 2 to 4 pounds. Resistant to Yellows and splitting. Heads are solid in early stages and have good uniform color. Tags: Harvest: Mid, Color: Pink Purple, Size: Medium, Shape: Round, Season: Spring Fall, Seed: Safe Seed Pledge.##Nash’s Organic Produce##Certified Organic by WA Dept. of Ag.##Seed grower since 1979##//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0129/8922/files/Nash2013_210x165.jpg?94042##Preserving seed is a skill every organic farmer must have, and Nash has been doing it for years. He routinely saves carrot, cabbage, kale and spinach seeds, along with all of the grains. The team at Nash’s is farming about 450 acres: 75 acres of vegetables, berries and orchard; 150 acres of grain; 20 acres of organic seed; 50 acres devoted to pigs, poultry, and compost; and the rest is fallow or in hay. The farm employs about 25 people year ‘round and 40 at the peak of the season, making the it one of the larger private-sector employers in Sequim; and sells at 7 local farmers markets and wholesale.
