Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa (pekinensis) WD
Also known as napa cabbage (EN) bok choy (EN)

How to sow chinese cabbage: Direct seed indoors or outside

Sun requirement for chinese cabbage: Plant in Full Sun

Chinese Cabbage is a species in the Brassicaceae family with two distinct subgroups: 1) the Pekinensis group, or Napa Cabbage and 2) the Chinensis group, or Bok choy. Both groups are cultivars or subspecies of the turnip and are related to cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower. Both groups are cool weather crops - more information for each is available in their individual entries.

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Growing chinese cabbages

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

12 weeks

First harvest expected

190 weeks after planting

Grown for

whole plant harvested 2 times

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Varieties of chinese cabbage

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bok choy

Brassica rapa chinensis

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