CABBAGE-TATSOI
CABBAGE-TATSOI
A$3.50
Availability: 34 in stock
Brassica rapa
CABBAGE-TATSOI are small and sturdy Asian Green’s with emerald spoon-shaped leaves form a compact rosette. Fast growing & vigorous. Its stalks are sweet, almost creamy & great in stir-fries. Popular as a baby leaf for salads. Cut leaves as needed at any stage or harvest the whole head. Use both the stems & leaves for cooking. Unlike most Asian cabbages Tatsoi thrives in cooler weather. 21 days baby, 45 days to fully mature.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 45 |
| 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
15 - 20 cm (6 - 8 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring, Autumn, Winter
Temperature Range
10 - 25 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full sun or part shade.
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct or Raise Seedlings
Soil
Loamy, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 7.5
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
15 cm (6 inches)
Row spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
30- 50 days
Good Companion Plants
Lettuce, Spinach, Onions
Bad Companion Plants
Strawberries, Tomatoes
Pests
Aphids, Cabbage worms, Flea beetles
Diseases
Clubroot, Powdery mildew
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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
