Reno certainly isn't known for its cool crop vegetable growing, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to grow spring-fresh greens.
This week this cabbage began forming its head by curling in its inner leaves. The seed sprouted in a raised bed, in the old southwest part of Reno, in April. It's growth has been slow due to afternoon shade. But the shade does it good, too, in that with weather now in the 90s during the day, the afternoon shade cools the cabbage enough to allow it to develop its head.
Cabbage is beautiful to look at, too. It isn't uncommon for gardeners to grow cabbage as an ornamental.