Reply To: rot and Red Cabbage Community › Community › Garden Problems › Disease › rot and Red Cabbage › Reply To: rot and Red Cabbage 15th September 2016 at 4:56 pm #35876 charlesModerator Oh dear, I think its bacterial soft rot which a lot of us are experiencing – does it smell bad? See my updateand sorry I know no remedy, I think the bacteria enters after insect damage.