Planting Guides

Brits

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Central Free State

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Cool Lowveld Areas

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Dendron

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Eastern Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Eastern Free State

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Gauteng / Mpumalanga Highveld

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Groblersdal & Marble Hall

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Kwa-Zulu Natal

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Namibia

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

North West

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Northern Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Pietersburg

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Southern Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Lowveld Warm Areas

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Western Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested planting time: Planting time applies to the area of farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Sowing Guides

Brits

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Central Free State

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Dendron

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Eastern Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Eastern Free State

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Gauteng / Mpumalanga Highveld

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Groblersdal & Marble Hall

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Kwa-Zulu Natal

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Lowveld Cool Areas

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Lowveld Warm Areas

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Namibia

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

North West

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Northern Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Pietersburg

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Southern Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

Western Cape

VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Bobcat

Charmant (baby)

Conquistador

Grandslam

Matador

Optima

Puma (baby)

Red Jewel* (red)

Red Rookie (red)

º Suggested sowing time: Sowing time applies to the farm location

Factors causing physiological disorders in cabbage

Wrong sowing time
Cold temperatures, especially below 7°C
Excessive fertilisation of seedlings
Cold grown seedlings
Oversized seedlings at transplant
Difference in temperatures between seedling nursery and farm
Growth checks caused by heat, drought, water logging and disease
Diurnal temperature swings

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Experimental: This variety does not appear on the current South African Variety list, but has been submitted for registration. Recent version:Kindly contact Sakata or Area Representative for the most recent version of this Technical Bulletin.

Large Fresh Market Cabbage

Novelty Cabbage

Planting Guides

Brits

Central Free State

Cool Lowveld Areas

Dendron

Eastern Cape

Eastern Free State

Gauteng / Mpumalanga Highveld

Groblersdal & Marble Hall

Kwa-Zulu Natal

Namibia

North West

Northern Cape

Pietersburg

Southern Cape

Lowveld Warm Areas

Western Cape

Sowing Guides

Brits

Central Free State

Dendron

Eastern Cape

Eastern Free State

Gauteng / Mpumalanga Highveld

Groblersdal & Marble Hall

Kwa-Zulu Natal

Lowveld Cool Areas

Lowveld Warm Areas

Namibia

North West

Northern Cape

Pietersburg

Southern Cape

Western Cape