Instructions to care for your giant cabbage seedlings.

1. Growing Giant Cabbages
You could be the next Alaska State Fair champion!

2. Why grow giant veggies?
It’s part of our Alaskan heritage!
It will help the Alaska State Fair
Few current exhibitors
It’s pretty easy

3. Genetics, genetics, genetics
The key to growing giant veggies is
obtaining the seeds of giants
-Northern Giant Cabbage
www.pandpseed.com
-O-S Cross Giant Cabbage
www.denaliseed.com

4. Start early
Some growers begin in December
Start in seed trays
Transplant to pots when two strong
cotyledon appear…re-pot as necessary

5. Outside preparation
Giant veggies need lots of room
Will need:
-wind protection
-rain protection
-sun protection
-means for watering and fertilizing
-means for harvesting & transporting

6. Wind, rain & sun protection
Protect from wind
Protect from rain…you control moisture to
prevent cracking
Reduce high temps and blistering sun

7. Get the Soil Ready
Get soil tested!
Cabbage likes 6-7.5 pH
Till in lots of manure

8. Watering & Fertilizing
Use a liquid high nitrogen fertilizer
Keep soil moist
Use irrigation to water under the plant

9. Watering & Fertilizing

10. Slug protection
Till soil to destroy eggs
Use lots of Sluggo
Spray individuals with 10% ammonia
Wet/dry vacuum individuals

11. Harvest & transport
Many people build a frame and plant their
seedlings through the frame
At harvest the frame is used to pickup and
transport

12. Harvest & transport

13. Harvest & transport
Harvest cabbage just before event
Protect leaves..each are about 2 pounds
Retain 1 foot of root
Wrap root in soil, moist cloths and a
plastic bag
Trim root close to body after arriving at
the fairgrounds