Crop Guide – Cabbage
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Fertilizer Program
This is a broad outline for the fertilization of cabbages. Recommendations will vary depending on specific soil samples.
PRE-PLANT
Get acid sat % to 1%. Apply lime and gypsum if necessary.
Cabbages do not grow well on acid soils
If CLUB ROOT is suspected, lime heavily > 3 tonnes/ha
Broadcast KCL, MAP or 6.28.23 to correct K or P deficiencies
PLANT
Use NPK 6.28.23 at 750-1000kg/ha depending on soil analysis
| Growth Stage | Lime | 6.28.23 | KynoPlus | KynoPop | Foliar Leaf Sprays | N | P₂O₅ | K₂O | Ca | Mg | S | B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veggie Starter | Veggie Fruit | ||||||||||||
| Preplanting | 1-4tons/ha | ||||||||||||
| Planting | 1000kg/ha | 7kg/ha | 60 | 280 | 230 | 60 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Week 2 | 150kg/ha | 3kg/ha | 69 | ||||||||||
| Week 4 | 150kg/ha | 3kg/ha | 69 | ||||||||||
| Week 6 | 75kg/ha | 3kg/ha | 34.5 | ||||||||||
| Week 8 | 3kg/ha | ||||||||||||
| Week 10 | 3kg/ha | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1-4tons/ha | 1000kg/ha | 375kg/ha | 7kg/ha | 6kg/ha | 9kg/ha | 233 | 280 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1.5 |
Preplanting
Lime: 1-4tons/ha
Planting
6.28.23: 1000kg/ha
KynoPop: 7kg/ha
N: 60P₂O₅: 280K₂O: 230S: 60B: 1.5
Week 2
KynoPlus: 150kg/ha
Veggie Starter: 3kg/ha
N: 69
Week 4
KynoPlus: 150kg/ha
Veggie Starter: 3kg/ha
N: 69
Week 6
KynoPlus: 75kg/ha
Veggie Fruit: 3kg/ha
N: 34.5
Week 8
Veggie Fruit: 3kg/ha
Week 10
Veggie Fruit: 3kg/ha
Total
Lime: 1-4tons/ha
6.28.23: 1000kg/ha
KynoPlus: 375kg/ha
KynoPop: 7kg/ha
Veggie Starter: 6kg/ha
Veggie Fruit: 9kg/ha
N: 233P₂O₅: 280K₂O: 230Ca: 0Mg: 0S: 60B: 1.5
KynoPop is sprayed over seedling plugs before transplanting in min of 10% solution
- Cabbage need all their N applied by week 6 at the latest.
- A later top dress at week 8 can be considered to apply extra K.
- Cabbage requires a high amount of S (+/- 30-45 kg/ha).
- Cabbage is very responsive to fresh fert even if soil fertility is good; they like lots of freshly applied fert.
- Get BIG heads and helps improve the pick out %.
- Cabbages love S and will always respond to an application of fresh fert, regardless of soil nutrient status.
- An application of SOP at week 8 is also acceptable practice.