as it’s too hot to grow them in the summer. In parts of California and the Pacific Northwest, they’ll grow year-round. Cabbages do best on fertile, well-drained soil with adequate moisture and a lot of potassium. For quick-maturing cabbage, she chooses Early Jersey Wakefield, Golden Acre and Farao. In early spring, transplants have the advantage over direct-seeded crops — they grow faster under protected conditions and bring earlier harvests. At other times of year, you may prefer to direct seed.