Ethiopean cabbage is a brassica with a hard erect central stem that remains upright during the winter.  It provides control of several parasitic nematodes, and is excellent at trapping snow in the winter.  It is less palatable than most other brassicas for livestock forage. Pure stand seeding rate 5 lb per acre, optimum planting depth is ¼-1/2 inch, and optimum planting date is August to early September.