MICRORADICLE

Cultivars / Brassicas

Kaitlin

Cabbage · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Plant in engine

DTM

95 d

109 d occupancy · hardy

Rows

2

12 in in-row

Density

2

plants / bed-ft

Yield

2

heads / bed-ft

Direct $/ft

$5.40

$3.00 / head

30 in bed · cross sectionscale 1:8 · looking east
COMPOST ½ inLOAM 8 inPATHPATH30 IN GROWINGR1R2KAITLIN2 ROW · 12 in IN-ROW2 PLT / FT · 2 DRIP · GERM 45°FSTANDARD 30 IN BIOINTENSIVE · AISLES 18 IN TYP.

Propagation

Method
Transplant
Cell size
128s
Nursery lead
28 d
Germination
5 d
Germ temp
45°F – 85°F (opt 70°F)
Seed spacing
2 in

Field geometry · 30 in

Bed width
30 in
Rows / bed
2
In-row
12 in
Seed spacing
2 in
Plants / linear ft
2
Plants / 50 ft
100

Timeline

DTM from field
95 d
Holding
14 d
Occupancy
109 d
Multicut
no
Fall photoperiod
×1.15
Frost hardiness
Hardy

Yield & revenue

Sales unit
head
Units / bed-ft
2
Avg unit wt
1.5 lb
Target lb / bed-ft
3 lb
Cull rate
10%
Wholesale / Direct
$1.50 / $3.00

Irrigation

Drip lines / bed
2
Emitter spacing
8 in
Emitter GPH
0.5
Weekly water
1.25 in
GPH / 50 ft
75
Gal / week · 50 ft
97.4

Soil extraction

Fertility demand
Heavy
N / 100 bed-ft
2.4 lb
P / 100 bed-ft
0.6 lb
K / 100 bed-ft
2.6 lb
N-P-K / 50 ft
1.2 / 0.3 / 1.3 lb
Family
Brassicaceae

On this farm · 50 ft block

Season window
2026-03-04 → 2026-11-10
First greenhouse
2026-02-04
First harvest
2026-06-07
Successions that fit
3 · every 18 d
Bed-ft for 50 lb
19 ft
Seed for 50 ft
118 seeds · 100 plants
Wholesale / Direct · 50 ft
$135.00 / $270.00

Notes

Storage green. 2-row 18 in. Cure heads, hold 32°F.

Companions

allium · dill

Avoid

strawberry