Bring the soil to a fine tilth. Plains: ridges and furrows 45 cm apart, plants at 45 x 30 cm. Hills: pits at 40 x 40 cm. For hybrids with drip, a paired-row system of 60 x 45 x 45 cm on raised beds is given. Avoid deep hoeing — cabbage roots feed near the surface.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Cabbage – Preparation of field; spacing, p. 120