The right moment
Chinese cabbage is planted at the end of July, or at the latest at the beginning of August, as a secondary crop after new potatoes, early peas or strawberries.
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- Sow Chinese cabbage in your own garden
- Vertical garden with vegetables and herbs
- Hyssop cultivation in the home garden
You grow the young plants yourself from seeds or buy them ready-made.
Some commercially available varieties:
- garnet
- Bilko F1
- Richi F1
- Parkin F 1
- Green Rocket F1
It is important not to plant the cabbage too early (otherwise it will burst into bloom) and not too late (otherwise the head can no longer develop).
Right location
Chinese cabbage prefers a sheltered, sunny or partially shaded location. Since it is a heavy eater, it is advisable to dig up the bed beforehand with compost or manure. French beans, peas, lettuce, spinach and carrots ensure a beneficial coexistence in the bed.
A little maintenance
With the rapid development of cabbage, regular fertilization (approx. every 10-14 days). It is even more important to keep the soil sufficiently moist to prevent infestation
Earth fleas to counteract that can damage the Chinese cabbage.Against the Cabbage white butterfly, which likes to lay its eggs on the underside of the young cabbage plants, helps regularly to check the leaves and to put bird nets over the plants.
The on Carbonic hernia diseased plants will wither and wither. The only thing that helps here is to completely remove the affected plants.
A rich harvest
Chinese cabbage can be left on the bed for a long time as it can withstand light frost. As soon as firm heads have formed, harvesting can be carried out from October to November in frost-free weather. You take the cabbage with the roots out of the earth and hit it in the basement in damp sand, where it stays until January. It stays fresh and crunchy in the refrigerator for a few weeks.
Tips & Tricks
Those who plant Chinese cabbage in the garden must note that cabbage beds have to rest for 2 to 3 years before they can be planted with cabbage again. So content yourself with 5-10 plants, then no crop rotation plan is necessary.
