Scorpio Cabbage (Scorpio F1): Characteristics
Scorpio cabbage is an F1 hybrid cabbage variety, also sold or known as Scorpio F1 or Scorpio repolyo. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from Sakata (sold by Allied Botanical).
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 Scorpio F1 or Scorpio 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: F1 hybrid.
Key facts about Scorpio cabbage
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | Sakata (sold by Allied Botanical) |
| Also known as | Scorpio F1, Scorpio repolyo |
| Type | F1 hybrid |
| Days to harvest, per the seller | 55 to 60 days in the guide, Allied gives 65 to 70 days after transplanting |
| Yield, per the seller | about 21 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 in the guide, Allied gives 65 to 70 days after transplanting. Yield, by the seller's count: about 21 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 in the guide, Allied gives 65 to 70 days after transplanting.
- Yield: About 21 t/ha marketable, averaged over three Benguet sites and four seasons under organic growing (BSU trial).
- Fruit: Head: round, compact, small core, purple veins, about 1 to 1.2 kg (Allied).
- Season: All year in the highlands.
- Where: Highland (Benguet).
- Highest heading percentage across sites in the trial.
- Heat tolerant and juicy with a slight sweetness (Allied claim).
Why farmers know it: check variety in a cabbage trial, which calls it the variety Benguet farmers had commonly planted for more than 10 years, also listed in the cabbage production guide. These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual cabbage on the same ground.
Where and when to plant Scorpio 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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