If you need indigenous knowledge on how to be a success in Cabbage cultivation particularly in Southern Nigeria...then read this article.

CABBAGE CULTIVATION
UNDERSTANDING THE ENORMOUS PROFIT POTENTIAL OF CULTIVATING FRIED RICE/SALAD INGREDIENTS CROPS – A GURANTEE SOURCE OF WEEKLY INCOME RUNNING INTO TENS OF THOUSANDS
There are certain crops you could decide to farm in and around your neighborhood whether for the market or for personal consumption. Cabbage is one of them. Cabbage is a leafy vegetable that is very rich in nutrients and its require little space and less stress of cultivation compare with fruit vegetables like tomato, cucumber, pepper etc. For a newbie to farming business or a farmer who haven’t farm cabbage before, this article is for you and also for women interested in farming, you certainly have yourself a deal. You are about to learn some practical steps require to be a successful cabbage farmers with the market angle requires to turn it into a profitable venture. All you need to do is to learn the basics of production and understanding how to source for markets around your neighborhood; welcome to the world of regularly income earners from small scale vegetables cultivation.
Found here the outline market-inherit features that make their production very attractive. They have enormous market year round as people consume then domestically particularly children every blessed day aside the weekends of festivity which couldn’t do without it
They are often sold in Kg or lbs which often eliminate cheating and irregularity known with vegetable open markets
They aren’t bulky or heavy therefore can be transported easily
They have good shelf life when handle with good knowledge of PHI
The price paid is attractive since competition isn’t much
They have short maturity period mostly less than two months

The series of articles on this topic would focus today on cabbage while you can also search our blog for articles on lettuce, yard beans, onion/spring onions, eggplant, carrot, green pepper etc.
Is your backyard land size big enough or you can locate a 35m x 10m land size close to your residence? Do you have passion for vegetable production biz? Then, you aren’t far from making regular income with little stress.
Step 1: Locate a site with sandy loamy soil that is well drained. Prepare the land by ploughing then harrowing to loosen the soil structure. Well, since you are expected to be within city for small scale production, just get labourers to clear the land of trees, shrub and weeds after which they would turn it with hoes in the process of making flat beds. Picture (Note: this is necessary during wet season to ensure adequate water run off). After flat parallel beds are made, incorporate old (cured) manure or compost on the beds manually. The spacing between one bed and another could be around 1 meter for easy accessibility and working of the farm.
Step 2: Get a certified seeds from a reputable seeds company (ies). Make sure the expiring date is still considerably far away. Cabbage requires nursery preparation. Read our article(s) on nursery establishment to understand the simple procedures of nursery establishment. For a small land size of 35m x 10m, you wouldn’t need more than 5g of seeds which would give you average 2000 seeds. Transplanting of cabbage is done after 4 -5 weeks of planting in nursery 5-leaf stage late afternoon. Remember to transplant unto beds previously prepared as explained above. The transplanting distance for cabbage depends on the variety grown. Varieties which have larger heads require wider spacing. For most varieties a planting distance of 45 to 60cm between rows and 45 to 60cm within rows will be adequate.
Step 3: Chemical protocol should be handy before cultivation with all the necessary agrochemicals and spraying tank (Refer to our article on fertilizer and chemical protocol for vegetables). It is also advisable to interchange contact insecticide with systemic mode of action type particularly at vegetative stage. However, you could do away with the use of insecticide by using... You can read the rest of through http://www.hybridveggies.com/2016/08/cabbage-cultivation-understanding.html.
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good evening, pls where I get seed of cabbage. thank

can cabbage be transplant from one place to another? it use how many month before harvest? and how are they harvest it

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Dadanoah:
can cabbage be transplant from one place to another? it use how many month before harvest? and how are they harvest it