Growing in Halls Creek

Best time to plant cabbage in Halls Creek

Brassica oleracea

Sow cabbage in Halls Creek in Apr to Jun.

Cabbage is a brassica grown as an annual for its tight head of leaves, which can be green, white or a red-purple. Smooth green heads are the most common, while savoy types have crinkled leaves. Plants are usually picked in their first year, with a second year only for those saved for seed.

When to sow in Halls Creek

Halls Creek, WA is in the tropical zone. Its months for cabbage apply here without a frost adjustment.

Matches local guides.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Halls Creek

Halls Creek frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Raise seedlings, then transplant
Sowing depth
1-2cm
Plant spacing
40cm
Row spacing
60cm
Height
30cm
Germination
Soil 7-35°C, fastest at 20-28°C
Time to harvest
70-112 days from planting out
Frost
Hardy, takes a light frost
Sun
Full sun
Life cycle
biennial, usually grown as an annual

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

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