Cabbage
Cabbage Production
Cabbage is a cool-season vegetable related to broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and other cole crops. This nutritious vegetable grows well in a variety of soils and is generally tolerant of salinity and poor drainage.
Both green and red cabbages are grown in California. Common green hybrids include Headstart, Pacifica, Discovery, Grandslam, and Supreme Vantage. Red hybrids include Rubyball, Primero, Sombrero, and Red Rookie. California also grows Napa cabbage and the flatter shaped Taiwan cabbage, both of which share the same genus (Brassica) as green cabbage.
The main growing regions for cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.) in California are the Central Coast (Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Clara Counties), southern San Joaquin County, the Southern Coast (Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties), and the Southern Desert (Imperial and Riverside Counties). Planting and harvesting dates for cabbage vary for each county, although it is harvested year-round in many coastal regions.