Growing cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata · also called Band gobhi
Deccan plateau: interior Maharashtra, Telangana, north Karnataka
At a glance
Cabbage in the Deccan plateau
Winter crop in the plains4
About 4 to 5 months from nursery sowing to the last cut.
No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.July to November (early cabbage, plains)4
60 to 110 days after sowing
No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Across India
When to sow it
Twelve growing regions, January to December. Your region comes first.
Sow now
The window here is July to November (early cabbage, plains).
- Nursery
- Transplant
- Harvest
- Under cover
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| Region | Sow | Nursery | Transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deccan plateau | July to November (early cabbage, plains) | |||
| Temperate Himalaya | February to MarchAugust to SeptemberApril to MayMay to June | |||
| Cold desert | Under cover: April, under polythene | Early May | July to September | |
| Sub-tropical foothills | August to SeptemberJuly to August | |||
| North-west plains | September to October | |||
| Gangetic plains | July to November (early cabbage, plains) | October to January | ||
| North-east hills and valleys | Early September to late November | |||
| Arid west | July to November (early cabbage, plains) | |||
| Central plateau | July to November (early cabbage, plains) | |||
| South interior | August to NovemberJanuary to FebruaryJuly to AugustSeptember to October | |||
| West coast | August to November | |||
| East coast | August to November |
From seed to harvest
One season, day by day
Days from sowing
Before sowing
Field preparation
Well rotted farmyard manure or compost
20 to 25 tonnes per hectare
Mix into the soil while preparing the land.
About a month after transplanting
Vermicompost
about 200 g per plant
Place around the plants and earth up.
No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Day 0
Sow
Day 60 to 110
First picking
Cut heads as each one firms up, over two or three weeks.
No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Day 110 to 150
Last picking
No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Before sowing
Well rotted farmyard manure or compost
20 to 25 tonnes per hectare · Mix into the soil while preparing the land. · Field preparation
VermicompostNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
about 200 g per plant · Place around the plants and earth up. · About a month after transplanting
Day 0
Sow
Day 5 to 8
Seeds come up4,8Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Day 28 to 42
Day 60 to 110
First pickingNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Cut heads as each one firms up, over two or three weeks.
Day 110 to 150
Last pickingNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Water every 8 to 12 days, more at head formation.No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
What it needs
Soil, sun and warmth
Soil pH1,5,6
6 to 6.5
Grows on sandy to heavy soils rich in organic matter. Light, sandy loam soils suit an early crop; clay loam and silty soils, which hold moisture, suit a late crop and give firmer heads that keep longer.
SunlightNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
At least 6 hours a day
Full sun in an open spot. Heads form poorly in shade.
Temperature5,1,2,3
Grows best at 15 to 21 °C
Takes hard frost.
Monthly temperatures for the Deccan plateau aren't in the library yet.
Water and feeding
WateringNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Water right after transplanting, then keep the soil evenly moist. Avoid a heavy watering once the heads are firm, as it splits them.
WeedingNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Hoe shallowly two or three times in the first month after transplanting, since the roots are near the surface. Earth up the plants after about a month.
| When | What | How much | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field preparation | Well rotted farmyard manure or compost | 20 to 25 tonnes per hectare | Mix into the soil while preparing the land. |
| About a month after transplanting | Vermicompost | about 200 g per plant | Place around the plants and earth up. |
Varieties and yield
250 to 350 quintals a hectare
Yields vary with the plot, the seed and the season.
Pests and diseasesNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Organic and cultural controls only.
Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)
Signs
Small green caterpillars make windows and holes in the leaves and bore into young heads.
What to do
- Spray neem seed kernel extract 5%.
- Hand pick caterpillars in small plots.
Prevention
- Grow a row of mustard every 20 to 25 rows as a trap crop.
Cabbage aphid
Signs
Grey waxy colonies under the leaves and inside the heads; leaves curl.
What to do
- Wash colonies off with a strong jet of water.
- Spray neem seed kernel extract 5%.
Prevention
- Conserve ladybird beetles and hoverflies.
Cutworm
Signs
Young plants cut at the base overnight.
What to do
- Search the soil around cut plants in the morning and destroy the caterpillars.
Prevention
- Plough before planting and keep the field free of weeds.
Black rot
Signs
V-shaped yellow patches at the leaf edges with black veins.
What to do
- Pull out and destroy infected plants.
Prevention
- Use seed from healthy plants and soak it in hot water at 50 °C for 30 minutes.
- Rotate with crops outside the cabbage family.
Damping off
Signs
Seedlings collapse at the soil line in the nursery.
Prevention
- Raise seedlings on raised, well drained beds and do not overwater.
Club root
Signs
Plants wilt in the afternoon; roots carry swollen galls.
What to do
- Pull out and burn affected plants with their roots.
Prevention
- Keep cabbage family crops off infected land for three years.
- Improve drainage.
Seed and the season's end
Saving seed1
Seed forms only where winters are cold: the plants need 0 to 4 °C for 8 to 10 weeks after the head forms. Pull out off-types while the plants grow, when heads form and at flowering. Keep seed fields 1,600 m from other cabbage, cauliflower, knol-khol, Brussels sprouts and kale.
When the seed is ready
Cut the seed branches as the pods ripen.
Where winters are mild, heads can stay in the field over winter, or be stored in trenches about 2 x 1 x 1 m with the outer leaves removed, laid in one layer and covered with air holes on both sides. Replant them in March and April before the heads burst. Stack the cut branches to dry for 4 to 5 days.
After the last pickingNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Clear stumps and roots after the last head is cut. Compost healthy leaves and destroy diseased ones. Follow with a crop outside the cabbage family, such as a legume or a cereal.
Destroy diseased plant remains after harvest.
Rotation
Where club root has appeared, keep cabbage and other crucifers off the land for three years. SKUAST-Jammu advises rotating cole crops with paddy against stalk rot.
Sources
Where this comes from
Our team has checked this guide against the sources at the end of the page.Reviewed by our team on 13 November 2026.
These published guides are the sources. Where none of them covers a detail for this region, the page shows an AI suggestion and labels it.
- Package of Practices for Vegetable Crops 2020 (Cabbage; insect-pest and disease management in cole crops; protected cultivation)Directorate of Extension, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu)Read the source
- Production Technology of Vegetables and Flowers (VSF-231), Part I: Vegetable production (Cole crops: cabbage)CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture)Read the source
- Cabbage: propagation (nursery, season of planting, raising of seedlings)National Horticulture Board, Government of IndiaRead the source
- Cabbage: soil and climateNational Horticulture Board, Government of IndiaRead the source
- Cabbage (Horticulture: vegetables), TNAU Agritech PortalTamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityRead the source
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