Brassica rapa var. pekinensis
A most versatile and quick growing vegetable, delicious as cabbage or for use in salads. Its crisp, solid heart makes it an ideal and nourishing alternative to lettuce; as a cabbage its delicate flavour is well worth trying. Grows well in sun or partial shade.
How To Grow
Sow 6mm (quarter-inch) deep, in rows 30cm (1ft) apart. Sow seeds in their final growing positions. Keep soil moist. Thin out to 30cm (1ft) apart. Keep well watered, particularly in dry weather.
Harvest
8-10 weeks
Sow
Spring, Summer