Vegetable

Cabbage, Chinese
 Vegetable
Cabbage, Chinese Suggested varieties: Green Rocket F1, Nikko,Tatsoi
Growing guide
GROW PLANT

Sow seed 0.5cm deep in rows.Thin seedlings to 20-30cm Give it a go…

apart. Plants prefer not to be transplanted. Use bolt resistant
Average time to harvest
cultivars for early sowings. Choose fertile moist soil
8-10 weeks

Keep soil moist to stop bolting.Tie plants loosely with twine Equipment needed
Twine
when ‘hearts’ of compact leaves form (no need for ‘self-
hearting’ types). Advance late harvests with cloches Germination time
7-12 days

Cut 2.5cm above soil level when the base feels firm. Stumps Average plant size
EAT

will sprout edible leaves (‘cut-and-come-again’). Flower 30cm tall, 15cm wide
shoots are also edible Family group to grow with
Brassica: broccoli, kale
Spring Term Summer Term Autumn/Winter Term
Seed saving group
J F M A M J J A S O N D
4 - Biennial, needs isolation

Key nutritional content

Sow indoors Sow outdoors Plant out/transplant Harvest Use cloche Vitamin C, calcium, folate

2.5cm = 1 inch 30 cm = 1 foot