Plant PulseCabbage
Brassica oleraceae Capitata group
Cabbage. Sourced figures stay next to their citation. Planting windows are listed for locations that have one. Unsourced fields say coming soon.
Unverified — based on HORDI Crop - Cabbage, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-cabbage/; confirm for your microclimate.
Spacing
- In-row spacing
- coming soon
- Between-row spacing
- coming soon
Other sourced figures
- Days to first harvest
- 90–110 days
- Soil pH
- 6–6.5
- Seed depth
- 1 cm
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
- Nursery days: 21–28 days
- Nursery days before transplanting.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Days to first harvest: 60–75 days
- Days after transplanting. The HORDI page states 90–110 days after planting, which is the number stored on the crop.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Harvest window: 15–20 days
- How long the heads stay at a useful size.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- In-row spacing: 40 cm
- In-row spacing. The HORDI page states 40 × 50 cm and does not say which side is the row.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Between-row spacing: 50 cm
- Between-row spacing assigned with the in-row figure.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Market months
Prices vary by week, market, and year. This is not financial advice.
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Higher prices: October–December
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Higher prices: May–June
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Lower prices: January–March
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Lower prices: August–September
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Planting windows
Colombo — Low Country Wet Zone
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
November–January
Transplant
Using 90–110 stored days. Plant in Nov, first harvest about 90–110 days later (around February–March). Plant in Jan, first harvest around April–May. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar. Farmer field experience. Using 60–75 stored days. Plant in Nov, first harvest about 60–75 days later (around January). Plant in Jan, first harvest around March. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Low Country Wet Zone, November–January. Heat-tolerant hybrids only.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Mid Country
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
September–November
Transplant
Using 90–110 stored days. Plant in Sep, first harvest about 90–110 days later (around December–January). Plant in Nov, first harvest around February–March. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar. Farmer field experience. Using 60–75 stored days. Plant in Sep, first harvest about 60–75 days later (around November). Plant in Nov, first harvest around January. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Mid Country, September–November.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
January–February
Transplant
Using 90–110 stored days. Plant in Jan, first harvest about 90–110 days later (around April–May). Plant in Feb, first harvest around May–June. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar. Farmer field experience. Using 60–75 stored days. Plant in Jan, first harvest about 60–75 days later (around March). Plant in Feb, first harvest around April–May. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Mid Country, January–February.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Up Country Wet Zone
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Year round
Transplant
Using 90–110 stored days. First harvest is about 90–110 days after planting. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar. Farmer field experience. Using 60–75 stored days. First harvest is about 60–75 days after planting. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Up Country Wet Zone, year round. Peak planting named with this note: January–March and October–December.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Low Country Dry Zone
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
November–January
Transplant
Using 90–110 stored days. Plant in Nov, first harvest about 90–110 days later (around February–March). Plant in Jan, first harvest around April–May. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar. Farmer field experience. Using 60–75 stored days. Plant in Nov, first harvest about 60–75 days later (around January). Plant in Jan, first harvest around March. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Low Country Dry Zone, November–January, in Maha or at Kalpitiya as named with this note.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.