The Top Cole Crops To Grow Right Now
Are you looking for unique varieties of cole crops to round out your farm’s produce portfolio? Scroll through the photo gallery for a bounty of diverse choices.
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Accolade (Takii & Co., Ltd., Gowan Seed Company)
‘Accolade’ is a hybrid green cabbage. It’s very uniform, has a strong frame, with good wrap. The upright plant habit means ease of harvest and less lodging. The heads have good fill and resist cracking. The head weight is 3.5 to 6 pounds, making it suitable for processing or boxing if harvested early. Matures 65 to 80 days from transplant.
Disease package: HR: Foc, Xcc, T: Cold, Heat
https://takii.com/products/cabbage-accolade/
https://gowanseed.com/collections/green-cabbage/products/cabbage-green-hybrid-accolade
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Archer (Sakata Seed America)
‘Archer’ is an easy harvest broccoli variety. It’s a multi-use variety and has a good shelf life. It’s a mid-late maturity. Region: Coastal California, Northeast, Mexico. Matures 95 days from direct seed. Matures 102 days from transplant.
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Brennan (Bejo Seeds Inc., Stokes Seeds Inc.)
‘Brennan’ is great for boxing and RPC. This hybrid green cabbage does not outgrow its marketable size, with improved root system and black rot tolerance. A vigorous plant and classy wrapper leaves. Ideal for the fresh market. Region: Northeast, Southeast. Matures in 80 days.
Disease package: HR: Foc IR: Xcc
https://us.stokeseeds.com/hybridcabbage-brennan-0250265.html
https://www.bejoseeds.com/white-cabbage/brennan-f1-bejo-3609
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Chun Yu F1 (Kitazawa Seed Co.)
‘Chun Yu F1’ is a bok choi variety that has a compact shape. It’s slow to bolt, and has dark-green leaves. A good option for fresh market. Matures in 40 to 50 days.
https://trueleafmarket.com/products/cabbage-seeds-pak-choi-chun-yu-hybrid
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Clarissa (Bejo Seeds Inc., Stokes Seeds Inc.)
‘Clarissa’ is a medium‐fine savoy. An early maturing hybrid, compact, and dense internal structure. It has a short core, ideal for close spacing. Matures in 78 days.
Disease package: HR: Foc
https://us.stokeseeds.com/hybridcabbage-clarissa-0250128.html
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Conqueror F1 (Bejo Seeds Inc.)
‘Conqueror F1’ is a high quality, large, early fresh market cabbage. It has good size and flavor offering a clean, fresh look. Productive and excellent field holding, ‘Conqueror F1’ puts on size quick everywhere it is used. A great choice for fresh market. Region: Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, Northeast. Matures in 70 days.
Disease package: Ac, Foc
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Eastern Crown (Sakata Seed America, Rupp Seeds)
‘Eastern Crown’ is an outstanding broccoli for the East Coast. It has small beads, blue-green head color and excellent heat tolerance. Perfect for the crown cut and short trim (Asian cut) market. It performs well in long day length and moderate heat. Matures in 74 days from transplant.
https://www.ruppseeds.com/vegetables/products/broccoli/eastern-crown
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Eiffel (Seminis Vegetable Seeds)
This High Rise broccoli features uniform, highly visible crowns with minimal leaf coverage along the stem, supporting a clean and consistent appearance. It is an adaptable option that performs well throughout the Santa Maria Valley in California, producing high-quality, multi-purpose crowns with excellent field holding, for a more uniform harvest window. ‘Eiffel’ has minimal trimming required and clearly visible crowns. It is especially well-suited for efficient hand harvesting. Matures in 70 to 95 days.
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Glendale RZ (Rijk Zwaan USA)
‘Glendale RZ F1’ is a hybrid white cauliflower with strong discoloration tolerance for fresh market. It offers a quick and stable growing cycle and well-suited for high planting densities. ‘Glendale RZ F1’ delivers a uniform harvest of nicely-shaped, dense curds with good self-cover. Matures in 75 to 85 days, depending on maturity.
Disease package: Hb
https://www.rijkzwaanusa.com/cauliflower/GLENDALE-RZ-F1-prdBO10344-ctgCrops.cauliflower
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Grand Vantage (Sakata Seed America, Rupp Seeds)
An exciting fresh-market cabbage with attractive green-to-blue-green color. ‘Grand Vantage’ has a very round head (7x7 inch), heavy weight, dense solid interior and short core. Tight wrapper leaves, good holding ability and excellent yield, make this hybrid a real standout. Matures 85 from transplant.
Disease package: TB, FY(1)
https://www.ruppseeds.com/vegetables/products/cabbage/hybrid/grand-vantage
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Hijack F1 (San Benito Seeds, Garden Trends Inc DBA Harris Seeds)
‘Hijack’ is a strong broccoli that performs best in the fall and winter slots (with shorter day lengths) for both the South and the Northeast. It has high quality heads with attractive small beads and a uniform dome-shape, set on an upright plant. Matures in 80 days.
Disease package: T: ABHR
https://www.harrisseeds.com/products/broccoli-hijack-f1-seed?variant=52505769443691
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Lacerta (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds)
‘Lacerta’, a white cauliflower, offers growers a vigorous plant with good self-protection that produces white, dense, heavy curds for an attractive market appearance. ‘Lacerta’ is well-suited for the California overwinter and spring slot. Matures in 67 days on average.
Disease package: HR: Pb
https://www.syngentavegetables.com/en-us/product/seed/cauliflower/lacerta
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Monument F1 (Kitazawa Seed Co.)
‘Monument F1’ is a Michili type cabbage. It has a sweet flavor, The average weight is 4 to 4.5 pounds. The head has an upward cylindrical shape. A unique variety for fresh market. Matures in 80 days.
Region: All USA
https://trueleafmarket.com/products/chinese-cabbage-seeds-monument-hybrid
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Muraski Fioretto 70 (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
‘Murasaki Fioretto 70’ is new! It’s similar to ‘Fioretto 70’, but with stunning-purple florets. It will initially make a large, somewhat flat purple head and then the stems will elongate and be harvestable from 3 to 4 inches for bagging or up to 8 inches for bunching. ‘Murasaki Fioretto 70’ holds well in the field for an extended harvest at varying stem lengths. It performs well in warm weather. Murasaki means "purple" in Japanese and Fioretto comes from Fiore, the Italian word for "flower." Matures in 75 days, from transplanting.
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Ovation F1 (Takii & Co., Ltd., Garden Trends, Inc DBA Harris Seeds)
‘Ovation F1’ is a fresh market hybrid green cabbage. It’s suited for long term storage type. An attractive white interior with heads weighing 7 to 8 pounds. It can be planted at higher densities, and has a vigorous root system, that is adaptable to a variety of soil conditions. Strong plants resist cracking. An upright plant habit suitable for mechanical harvest. Region: Best suited for fall harvest in northern regions. Matures 120 to 130 days from transplant.
Disease package: IR: Xcc
https://www.harrisseeds.com/products/cabbage-ovation-f1-seed?variant=52505779339627
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Phar Lap (HM.Clause)
‘Phar Lap’ has excellent bead uniformity. Nicely domed, firm heads for high-quality crown cut, with uniform concentrated set. Matures in 100 days, in general. On the West Coast, it matures in 105 to 120 days, and in 95 to 100 days in the western desert.
Disease package: HT: DM
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Redarling F1 (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, Osborne Quality Seeds)
The first purple sprout to rival our favorite green varieties for uniformity and size. ‘Redarling F1’ produces dense buttons with gorgeous purple outer leaves, and distinctive violet patterns and veins on interior layers. The sprouts hold well in the field. Matures 150 days from transplant.
https://www.osborneseed.com/products/redarling-f1-untreated-brussels-sprouts-seeds
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Roadster (Hazera USA)
‘Roadster’ is a reliable red cabbage offering a consistently round shape and strong yield potential. Its short core and uniformity support high-quality packout. A high resistance to Fusarium enhances field durability and grower confidence. Region: West Coast. Matures 75 to 85 days after transplanting
Disease package: HR: Foc
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Romanetto 80 (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
‘Romanetto 80’ has beautiful Romanesco florets. Chartreuse florets with spiraled pinnacles for an attractive display. It’s very similar to ‘Fioretto 70’ and ‘Murasaki Fioretto 70’, except for the appearance. It will initially make a large, somewhat flat head and then the stems will elongate and be harvestable from 3 to 4 inches for bagging; or up to 8 inches for bunching. ‘Romanetto 80’ holds well in the field for an extended harvest at varying stem lengths. Performs well in warm weather. Matures 62 days from transplanting.
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Rubybor (Bejo Seeds Inc., Osborne Quality Seeds)
AAS Winner! ‘Rubybor’, a red curly kale, that brings deep purple color to market bunches and mixed greens, holding its purple stems and veining even through summer heat. The upright, compact plants stay uniform and productive, with trials reporting as much as double the leaf weight of other red kales. Leaves are finely frilled, tender, and mild enough for raw salads while still standing up to cooking. Plant it for spring through fall harvests, and expect usable leaves in about 60 days from transplanting.
https://www.osborneseed.com/products/rubybor-f1-untreated-kale-seeds
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Secretariat (HM.CLAUSE)
‘Secretatiat’ has medium, slightly domed heads with uniform beads. It’s suitable for domestic and export crowns. A very clean stalk. An open plant frame and high head placement, for ease of harvest. ‘Secretariat’ is suited for spring harvest. Matures in 102 to 128 days.
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Stratosphere (Seminis Vegetable Seeds)
This product features a ‘High Rise’ structure with an erect, compact plant form, a high dome, and an aesthetically attractive crown supported by a thick stalk and fewer leaves. These characteristics contribute to a vigorous plant that is easy to trim and offers highly visible crowns for efficient harvesting. Agronomically, it is particularly well-suited for transplanting conditions, making it a practical and reliable choice for growers. Region: West. ‘Stratosphere’ is a late maturing broccoli.
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Target (Sakata Seed America)
‘Target’ has heavy, small-beaded heads. Great for crown, short trim use. It has a good weight and uniform harvest. A mid-late maturing variety. Matures 95 days from direct seed; 102 days from transplant.
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Taurus (Hazera USA)
‘Taurus’ is a vigorous, high‑yielding blue‑green cabbage variety with a round-to-flat round head profile. It produces uniform heads weighing 6.5 to 13 pounds and performs reliably at a planting density of approximately 12,000–14,000 plants per acre. ‘Taurus’ offers true dual‑purpose versatility, delivering strong results for both fresh market and processing applications. Region: East Coast. Matures in 80 to 110 days.
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Wunderbor (Bejo Seeds Inc., Gowan Seed Company)
‘Wunderbor’ is an improved ‘Winterbor’ with increased seed production. Ideal hybrid kale for bunching due to its upright, tall, straight petioles. Excellent late fall harvest, overwinters well, and easy to strip. ‘Wunderbor’ has a uniform size and shape. Matures in 55 to 60 days.
Disease package: T: Cold
https://gowanseed.com/collections/kale-seeds/products/kale-hybrid-wunderbor
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Accolade (Takii & Co., Ltd., Gowan Seed Company)
Archer (Sakata Seed America)
Brennan (Bejo Seeds Inc., Stokes Seeds Inc.)
Chun Yu F1 (Kitazawa Seed Co.)
Clarissa (Bejo Seeds Inc., Stokes Seeds Inc.)
Conqueror F1 (Bejo Seeds Inc.)
Eastern Crown (Sakata Seed America, Rupp Seeds)
Eiffel (Seminis Vegetable Seeds)
Glendale RZ (Rijk Zwaan USA)
Grand Vantage (Sakata Seed America, Rupp Seeds)
Hijack F1 (San Benito Seeds, Garden Trends Inc DBA Harris Seeds)
Lacerta (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds)
Monument F1 (Kitazawa Seed Co.)
Muraski Fioretto 70 (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
Ovation F1 (Takii & Co., Ltd., Garden Trends, Inc DBA Harris Seeds)
Phar Lap (HM.Clause)
Redarling F1 (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, Osborne Quality Seeds)
Roadster (Hazera USA)
Romanetto 80 (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
Rubybor (Bejo Seeds Inc., Osborne Quality Seeds)
Secretariat (HM.CLAUSE)
Stratosphere (Seminis Vegetable Seeds)
Target (Sakata Seed America)
Taurus (Hazera USA)
Wunderbor (Bejo Seeds Inc., Gowan Seed Company)
Disease Abbreviation Key
DM: Downy mildew
Foc: Fusarium wilt
HR: High resistance
IR: Intermediate resistance
TpB: Tipburn
YR: Fusarium yellows resistance
Xcc: Black rot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
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Carol Miller is the Content Lead of American Vegetable Grower®, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.