How to grow chinese cabbages

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis · brassicaceae family · annual crop

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Growing basics

Chinese cabbage is a cool-season crop, started from seed in the garden or transplanted.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 45°F.

Plants bolt or decline once sustained daytime highs reach 75°F.

Varieties in the library run 57 to 70 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Tolerates a light frost.

Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart.

Sources

3 chinese cabbages in the library

Bilko · Blues · Michihili

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Aphid
Cabbage looper
Cabbage root maggot
Cross-striped cabbageworm
Flea beetle
Harlequin bug
Imported cabbageworm
Whitefly
Alternaria leaf spot (brassica)
Black rot (brassica)
Clubroot
Damping off
Downy mildew (brassica)

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 chinese cabbage varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the 8 pests and 5 diseases that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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