Red Cabbage

Red Cabbage

Type	Crop
Season	Summer
Seed	Red Cabbage Seeds
Growth Time	9 days
Sell Price	260g

Red Cabbage is one of the most valuable Summer vegetables, and one of the most awkward to get in the first year. Pierre only starts selling the seeds in Year 2, yet the Dye Bundle on the Community Center Bulletin Board needs one Red Cabbage. That makes it a crop that often holds up a first-year Community Center. Once the seeds are on sale, it becomes a strong Summer money crop and feeds Coleslaw, Fish Tacos and Red Plate. Two of those dishes are loved gifts, which gives the cabbage a second life in the kitchen.

The in-game description reads: Often used in salads and coleslaws. The color can range from purple to blue to green-yellow depending on soil conditions.

Growing

Pierre's General Store sells Red Cabbage Seeds in Summer from the second year onwards. In the first year the seeds are a matter of luck, because only the Traveling Cart may stock them. A setting chosen when the farm is created can guarantee that the Traveling Cart offers the seeds in Year 1. That removes the bottleneck for players racing to finish the Community Center.

The plant does not regrow. A seed planted on the first day of Summer is ready in about a week and a half. Replanting straight away fits three rounds into one Summer, with the last harvest landing on the final day of the season. Speed-Gro gives some slack, so a missed watering day does not cost the third round.

Quality Fertiliser is worth using. The high base price means every silver or gold cabbage adds a noticeable amount to each harvest.

Prices

Among the vegetables sold at Pierre's in Summer, Red Cabbage is one of the best earners per tile. Silver, gold and iridium cabbages sell for a quarter, a half and double the base price more. The Tiller profession adds 10% to every raw sale.

A Keg turns Red Cabbage into Red Cabbage Juice worth a little more than twice the raw price. A Preserves Jar makes Pickled Red Cabbage worth slightly less than the juice. The two are close, so the jar is often the better pick because it finishes much sooner. The Artisan profession adds 40% to both. Machines ignore the quality of the input, so normal cabbages are the ones to process.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality	Price	Tiller (+10%)
Normal	260g	286g
Silver	325g	357g
Gold	390g	429g
Iridium	520g	572g

Uses

The Dye Bundle on the Bulletin Board asks for one Red Cabbage, together with a Red Mushroom, a Sea Urchin, a Sunflower, a Duck Feather and an Aquamarine. The reward is a Seed Maker. A single cabbage from a lucky Traveling Cart visit is enough, so it is worth checking the cart every Friday and Sunday in the first year.

Cooking one Red Cabbage with one Vinegar and one Mayonnaise makes Coleslaw. The Queen of Sauce teaches it on television in the first Spring, months before most players can grow the cabbage.

Cooking Tuna with a Tortilla, a Red Cabbage and Mayonnaise makes a Fish Taco. Linus sends the recipe by mail once he is a close friend. Caroline and Gus both love Fish Tacos, so the dish is a good use for spare cabbages.

Cooking a Red Cabbage with a Radish makes Red Plate. Emily mails the recipe at high friendship, and Penny loves the finished dish.

At the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house, Red Cabbage counts as a purple dye.

Cooking

Cooking Red Cabbage with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.

Dish	Image	Ingredients
Coleslaw		Red Cabbage (1), Vinegar (1), Mayonnaise (1)
Fish Taco		Tuna (1), Tortilla (1), Red Cabbage (1), Mayonnaise (1)
Red Plate		Red Cabbage (1), Radish (1)

Gifts

Most villagers like Red Cabbage, as they like most vegetables. Abigail, Haley, Jas, Sam and Vincent dislike it. Cooked into Fish Tacos or Red Plate, it becomes a loved gift for Caroline, Gus or Penny.

Notes

Red Cabbage is a common reason the first-year Community Center stays unfinished. Players who want it done in Year 1 either rely on the Traveling Cart or turn on the setting that guarantees the seeds there.

All Crops

Every crop, with its season, growth time and normal-quality sell price.

Crop	Season	Growth	Price
Blue Jazz	Spring	7 days	50g
Carrot	Spring	3 days	35g
Cauliflower	Spring	12 days	175g
Garlic	Spring	4 days	60g
Green Bean	Spring	10 days	40g
Kale	Spring	6 days	110g
Parsnip	Spring	4 days	35g
Potato	Spring	6 days	80g
Rhubarb	Spring	13 days	220g
Strawberry	Spring	8 days	120g
Tulip	Spring	6 days	30g
Unmilled Rice	Spring	-	-
Ancient Fruit	Spring, Summer, Fall	28 days	550g
Tea Leaves	Spring, Summer, Fall	20 days	-
Blueberry	Summer	13 days	50g
Hops	Summer	11 days	25g
Hot Pepper	Summer	5 days	40g
Melon	Summer	12 days	250g
Poppy	Summer	7 days	140g
Radish	Summer	6 days	90g
Red Cabbage	Summer	9 days	260g
Starfruit	Summer	13 days	750g
Summer Spangle	Summer	8 days	90g
Summer Squash	Summer	6 days	-
Tomato	Summer	11 days	60g
Corn	Summer, Fall	14 days	50g
Sunflower	Summer, Fall	8 days	80g
Wheat	Summer, Fall	4 days	25g
Amaranth	Fall	7 days	150g
Artichoke	Fall	8 days	160g
Beet	Fall	6 days	100g
Bok Choy	Fall	4 days	80g
Cranberries	Fall	7 days	-
Eggplant	Fall	5 days	60g
Fairy Rose	Fall	12 days	-
Pumpkin	Fall	13 days	320g
Sweet Gem Berry	Fall	24 days	-
Yam	Fall	10 days	160g
Powdermelon	Winter	-	60g
Broccoli	-	-	-
Cactus Fruit	-	-	75g
Grape	-	-	80g
Pineapple	-	-	-
Qi Fruit	-	-	-
Taro Root	-	10 days	100g