Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
Chinese cabbage
Common names: Peking cabbage, Celery cabbage
Photo: Jamie Nettles · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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Description
The Chinese cabbage forms elongated, tender-leaved heads that taste mild and juicy, suitable for raw salads, quick cooking, or fermentation. It is a classic autumn cabbage, when sown too early in high summer it may bolt into flower instead of forming a head.
Care instructions
Sow or plant only from July to early August so that the shortening days do not trigger bolting, and give it about a handbreadth more spacing. Keep the soil consistently moist and nutrient-rich, and harvest the firm heads in September before the first hard frosts, light frost is tolerated.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, nutrient-rich, moist
Feeding
Heavy feeder
Months
Jun–Sep
Propagation
Methods
- From seed
Companion planting
Good neighbors
legume family (Fabaceae)
particularly well establishedLeguminous plants collect nitrogen in the soil, from which Brassicaceae benefit as heavy feeders.
For example Pole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar peaRed beanLima bean and 29 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
carrot family (Apiaceae)
You can pair celery and dill with all Brassicaceae because they repel the cabbage whitefly with their scent, a proven companion.
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed-culture Practice
mint family (Lamiaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example LavenderThymeBasilRosemarySageHyssop and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
nasturtium family (Tropaeolaceae)
Nasturtium serves as a trap plant for you. Aphids and cabbage whiteflies prefer it over the brassicaceae next to it.
For example Tropaeolum majusMashua
Source: Trap plant practice in organic horticulture
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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