CABBAGE-CHOY SUM
CABBAGE-CHOY SUM
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Brassica Chinensis
CABBAGE-CHOY SUM is also known as Chinese flowering cabbage. It has soft green leaves & yellow flowers at the tip of the inner impulses. For use, they are usually cooked briefly. It is one of the most commonly cultivated plants in Asia & is grown under a wide range of different climates & soil types.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 60 – 80 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 6 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 30 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 40 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
20 - 40 cm (8 - 16 inches)
Season of Interest
Sept - Nov cold climates: Sept - March temperate: March - Sept Sub-Tropics:April- August Tropics
Temperature Range
14 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual: Sometimes Perennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Tender. Purple variety can withstand frosts
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
full sun 6 hours
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise Seedlings
Soil
Loamy, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
10 - 22 °C (50 - 72 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing
20 cm (8 inches)
Row spacing
30 - 40 cm (12 - 16 inches)
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 10
Harvest Time (Days)
49 - 63 days
Good Companion Plants
Radishes, Peas, Onions
Bad Companion Plants
Strawberries, Tomatoes
Pests
Flea beetles, Aphids, Cabbage worms
Diseases
Downy mildew, Black rot
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When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
