Cabbage (Brassica)
→ Cabbage family (Brassicaceae or Cruciferae)
|
|
Early start: from beginning of March to May
|
|
|
Seeding: from June to beginning of August
|
|
|
Planting: If started early: 4 weeks after early start, if bought: from April to mid May
|
|
|
Distance: 40.0 cm x 30.0 cm
|
|
|
Height: 40 – 60 cm
|
|
|
Harvest: If started early: 8 weeks after early start, if sown: 10 weeks after seeding, if planted: from May to July (Early variety), If started early: 8 weeks after early start, if sown: 10 weeks after seeding, if planted: from September to November (Late variety)
|
|
|
Habitat: sunny
|
|
|
Good Neighbours: Broad beans, Bush beans, Peas, Spinach
|
|
|
Bad Neighbours: Radish, Radish, Strawberries
|
|
|
Chinese cabbage can be grown after the early potatoes have been harvested.
|
|
|
Require a lot of nutrients
|
Properties
(No User Tips)
Chinese cabbage is also known as nappa
cabbage, sui choy, celery cabbage, Chinese leaf. It is a subspecies of canola.
Habitat
(No User Tips)
Sunny location, loose, sufficiently moist
soil rich in humus.
Propagation
(No User Tips)
It is propagated by seed.
Good Successors
(No User Tips)
Plants that are well suited for next year cultivation:
(not specified)
Bad Successors
(No User Tips)
The following plants should not be planted in the following years:
Winter Protection
(No User Tips)
Later varieties of Chinese cabbage can withstand light frosts to -4 °C.
Cultivation
(No User Tips)
Water regularly, ensure is well drained, fertilise several times as Chinese cabbage needs a lot of feeding.
Deseases / pests
(No User Tips)
Pests: Cabbage root flies, cabbage white butterfly and turnip sawflies.
Preventative measures:
- Always keep the soil moist and hoe regularly. That keeps the flea beetles away.
- A cardboard collar around the root crown
can prevent the cabbage root flies or cabbage white butterflies
from laying eggs.
- Space the plants well and leave a gap of at least three years before planting them again in the same bed.
- Control:
Regular wiping down can remove eggs or caterpillars from cabbage whites.
Diseases: Leaf spot.
Control:
Destroy affected parts of the plants.
Harvest
(No User Tips)
Harvest from late autumn and, for mild weather, into the start of winter. Chinese cabbage can withstand light frost.
If harvested below 5° C, then we recommend harvesting it with its rootball.
Storage
(No User Tips)
When wrapped in cling film, Chinese cabbage will keep fresh for about ten days in the vegetable cooler in your fridge.
When wrapped in newspaper, Chinese cabbage can be kept for some time in well ventilated rooms at 1 - 5°C.
Preparation
(No User Tips)
Chinese cabbage is easy to digest and
is suitable for a light diet and to eat raw.
It can also be boiled or steamed. A short cooking time of 8 to 10 minutes is enough.
It doesn't mind being stewed or fried for a little longer.
Location of your garden:
(Unknown Address)