Red Cabbage – लाल बंदगोभी (100+ Seed)

🔹 Common name ➜ Red Cabbage, Lal Patta Gobhi
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra
🔹 Type ➜ Vegetable crop 🌿
🔹 Use ➜ Salad, cooking, pickling, juice
✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej cultivation
➜ High-value vegetable farming

🌟 Why Red Cabbage?
✔️ High nutrient & antioxidant value 💊
✔️ Premium price in market 📈
✔️ Great for health-conscious consumers 🥗
✔️ High demand in hotels & restaurants
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Vegetable farming
➜ Exotic crop cultivation
➜ Small farmers & kitchen gardeners

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Cool season crop ➜ September – November ❄️
📍 Punjab / North India:
➜ Best sowing: • September – October
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 15–20°C
❌ Avoid extreme heat & heavy rain

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained loamy to sandy loam soil
➜ pH ➜ 6.0–6.8 (slightly acidic to neutral)
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic farming
➜ Rich, fertile soils high in organic matter

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Organic red cabbage seeds 🌱
• Open-pollinated / Hybrid varieties
• Desi / Heirloom non-GMO seeds
✔️ Benefits: ➜ Rich deep purple color
➜ Uniform head formation
➜ Strong disease resistance

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Nursery raising followed by transplanting
Seed rate: ➜ 200–250 grams per acre
Seed depth: ➜ 1–1.5 cm (in nursery beds)
Transplanting: ➜ 25–30 days after sowing
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 45–60 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 30–45 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Proper head growth
➜ Good air circulation

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing/transplanting:
➜ FYM ➜ 8–10 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray (every 15 days)
➜ Mustard cake liquid fertilizer
✔️ Improves: ➜ Head firmness
➜ Rich color & taste

💧 Irrigation
➜ Regular & moderate irrigation required
Schedule: ➜ Every 8–10 days
Critical stages: ➜ Head formation stage
❌ Avoid water stress & heavy waterlogging
🐛 Organic Pest Control
➜ Prone to head caterpillars & aphids 🐛
If needed: ➜ Neem oil spray (10,000 PPM) 🌿
➜ Dashparni ark for severe infestation
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Chemical-free production

🌼 Head Formation & Maturity
➜ Starts forming heads ➜ 45–60 days after transplanting
➜ Heads turn firm and deep purple-red

🧺 Harvesting
➜ Ready in ➜ 75–90 days after transplanting
Harvest when: ➜ Heads are firm, compact & well-colored
✔️ Cut heads at base with a sharp knife

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 3.5–4 months
📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 100–120 quintal/acre
✔️ High-profit vegetable crop 💰
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Rich in Anthocyanins & Vitamin C
✔️ Excellent shelf life compared to green cabbage
✔️ Growing market demand in urban areas 🌍
✔️ Best for: ➜ Organic vegetable business
➜ Micro-farms & urban gardens

🪴 Growing Red Cabbage on Roof
✔️ Possible
Container:
➜ Grow bag ➜ 12–14 inch (1 plant per bag)
Notes:
➜ Needs at least 6 hours of direct sunlight