Plant
Cabbage
Food Plant
A leafy vegetable that packs its leaves into a tight head — and the ancestor, with its many bred forms, of kale, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.
💡 Fun Facts
- We grow cabbage for its tight ball of leaves, which we eat raw, boiled, or turned into sauerkraut.
- If it is left in the ground into a second year, it shoots up a tall stalk of yellow flowers.
- Kale, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts were all bred from this one wild plant.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:April to June
- Fruiting:June to July