Rare Ball Cabbage (Rareball repolyo): Characteristics
Rare Ball cabbage is an imported variety (Japan) cabbage variety, also sold or known as Rareball repolyo. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from Kaneko Seeds (Japan).
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Rareball repolyo, this is the same cabbage. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our cabbage variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: vegetables in the Philippines.
- Type: Imported variety (Japan).
Key facts about Rare Ball cabbage
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | Kaneko Seeds (Japan) |
| Also known as | Rareball repolyo |
| Type | Imported variety (Japan) |
| Days to harvest, per the seller | 55 to 60 days |
| Yield, per the seller | about 24 t/ha marketable, averaged over three Benguet sites and four seasons under organic growing (BSU trial) |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Days to harvest, by the seller's count: 55 to 60 days. Yield, by the seller's count: about 24 t/ha marketable, averaged over three Benguet sites and four seasons under organic growing (BSU trial). No trial on record checks these figures yet, so treat them as the seller's own and compare with farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit cabbage fields most often: bacterial soft rot, black rot of cabbage, cabbage webworm, clubroot, diamondback moth. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Days to harvest: 55 to 60 days.
- Yield: About 24 t/ha marketable, averaged over three Benguet sites and four seasons under organic growing (BSU trial).
- Fruit: Head: round, green and compact, the heaviest heads in the trial, about 520 g on average under organic growing.
- Season: Dry and wet seasons in the highlands.
- Where: Highland (Benguet, about 1,300 to 2,300 m).
- Out yielded Scorpio in several of the trial seasons.
- Low share of non marketable heads in the dry season at high elevation (BSU).
Why farmers know it: top marketable yield in the organic cabbage trial, which recommends it with Lucky Ball and Scorpio for Benguet, also listed in the cabbage production guide. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Rare Ball cabbage
Most repolyo comes from the highlands, where it heads well. Lowland growers need a heat tolerant hybrid and a cool month. Pick a firm head that keeps on the trip to market. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for vegetables.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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