Harvesting cabbage at the right time and with proper technique ensures firm, flavorful heads and prevents waste from splitting. Use a sharp knife or garden shears to cut the cabbage cleanly, leaving ...

Fresh cabbage growing in a garden ready to be harvested - Moment Capsule/Shutterstock Few vegetables are as perfect as the cabbage. It has many uses in the kitchen, it is easy to grow, and it is one ...

* What it is: ‘Katarina’ is a super-fast cabbage to mature – ready to pick as soon as 45 days after planting transplants (meaning less time for things to go wrong). The heads are small (about four ...

Cabbage white moths and other cabbage pests will attack all members of the cruciferous vegetable family, including broccoli, ...

Home vegetable gardeners put a lot of effort into growing their crops. It’s a shame when they are not harvested properly to get the best flavor. Harvesting at the right stage is important to the ...

This is the time of year where we may start to see a problem with our cabbage plants. Just when we think we’ve got things under control after eliminating the cabbage worms and other assorted pests, ...

(Editor's note: This story was originally published in The Daily News on Aug. 16, 2008. It was part of Daily News reporter Tom Rivers’ multi-part farm labor series, which on Thursday was named among ...