Vegetable
Red Drumhead
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Red Drumhead is a traditional flat-to-round red cabbage heirloom with large heads and classic purple leaves—less uniform than hybrids but full of garden character. Flavour is strong cabbage-sweet after frost. Suitable for winter storage in older farm systems. Shred for big-batch braises and pickles. A heritage red for seed savers. Harvest when heads feel solid.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Big Batch BraiseFrost Sweet HarvestHome KrautPickleWinter Store
Traits
HeirloomHeirloom Large HeadLargeStorage GardenStrong CabbageStrong FlavourTraditionalTraditional Purple
History
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Red Drumhead types were listed in American and European seed catalogues.
US
Home gardens grew Red Drumhead for winter red cabbage.
Heirloom movements preserved Red Drumhead seed.
Seed savers still exchanged Red Drumhead red cabbage.