Cabbages include pointed cabbage, round-headed cabbage, flat-headed cabbage and hybrid cabbage. Cabbage is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant of the Brassicaceae family and the genus Brassica. It is a biennial herbaceous plant and is covered with pink frost. Short and stout annual stems are fleshy, unbranched, green or grey-green. The basal leaves are thick, wrapped in layers into spheroids, oblate spherical, milky white or light green; the biennial stems are branched and have stem leaves.

Cabbage is cultivated throughout China and is used as vegetables and feed. The thick juice of the leaves is used to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is one of the important vegetables in China. Except for kale, which is native to China, various varieties of cabbage originate from the Mediterranean to the North Sea coast. It was cultivated by the ancient Romans and Greeks as early as 4000-4500 years ago. It is commonly known as kohlrabi in Northeast China and as lotus white in Yunnan.

Cabbage likes mild, moist conditions and sufficient light. It is more cold-resistant and has the ability to adapt to high temperatures. The suitable growth temperature is 15-20℃. If the fleshy stem encounters high temperatures above 30°C during the expansion period, the fleshy stems are prone to fibrosis. The choice of soil is not very strict, but it is suitable for planting in humus-rich clay loam or sandy loam. Cabbage seedlings must undergo vernalization at 0-10°C, and then bolt, bloom, and bear fruit under long days and moderate temperatures.