Everything You Need to Know About Cabbage — Care, Propagation & More
Your complete Filipino gardener’s guide to growing, caring for, and harvesting Repolyo — from seed to table.
What Can You Eat?
Discover the edible parts and how Filipinos enjoy this plant in everyday cooking.
Lumpiang shanghai filling, chopsuey, atchara, and pickled as kimchi-style. A common cool-season Filipino vegetable mostly grown in Benguet for the Manila market.
Repolyo is a workhorse vegetable in Filipino cuisine — used in lumpiang shanghai, chopsuey, and atchara. Mostly Benguet-grown for the lowland market. Difficult but possible in cool-month Manila container gardens.
Germination Guide
From seed to sprout — here’s what to expect and how to get started.
Planting Instructions
Everything you need to prepare — soil, spacing, depth, and the best Philippine planting months.
Propagation Methods
Learn the best ways to multiply your plants — from seeds to cuttings.
Care Guide
Keep your plant happy and thriving with the right light, water, and nutrients.
Full sun in cool months; partial shade in heat
Daily; consistent moisture
Compost at planting; foliar feed every 2 weeks
15-22°C (struggles above 28°C)
60-80%
Mulch heavily; consistent watering prevents head splitting.
Harvest Guide
Know when and how to harvest for the best yield and flavor.
Heads firm and tight; outer leaves loosen.
Cut head at base with knife; leave outer leaves to support side shoots.
Common Problems & Solutions
Spot issues early and fix them fast.
Loose heads
Cause: Heat stress or poor variety
Solution: Plant during cool months; choose suitable variety.
Holes in leaves
Cause: Cabbage worm or diamondback moth
Solution: Floating row cover; spray Bt weekly.
Clubroot
Cause: Soil-borne fungus
Solution: Crop rotation; lime to raise pH.
Splitting heads
Cause: Sudden water surge
Solution: Maintain consistent moisture; harvest at maturity.
Perfect Plant Partners
Plants that grow well together.
