CABBAGE-WONG BOK
CABBAGE-WONG BOK
A$3.50
Availability: 37 in stock
Brassica Chinensis
CABBAGE-WONG BOK is a versatile vegetable, it adds crunch to salads, especially coleslaw, flavor to stir-fries & is a useful steamed vegetable. It has a milder, sweeter flavor than the more usual cabbage. Large barrel-shaped type, the heads have pale green crinkled leaves. Ready in as little as 60-65 days from sowing. Very reliable, particularly in hot weather when it is highly resistant to running to seed.
Direct sow in spring/summer. Lightly cover with soil & pat down. All cabbages like fertile soil &steady moisture.
| 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
25 - 40 cm (10 - 16 inches)
Season of Interest
Summer and Autumn
Temperature Range
15 - 25 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Bienial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise seedlings and transplant when they are strong, or sow directly in place.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loamy soil rich in organic matter.
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
15 - 20 °C (59 - 68 °F)
Seed Preparation
Seeds can be soaked in warm water for 24 hours before sowing to improve germination rates.
Sowing Depth
0.5-1 cm (0.2-0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing
30-40 cm (12-16 inches) apart
Row spacing
40-60 cm (16-24 inches)
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist, but avoid waterlogging.
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 90 days
Good Companion Plants
Beans, Peas, Carrots, Beets, Celery, Spinach.
Bad Companion Plants
Tomatoes, Strawberries, and Grapes.
Pests
Cabbage Loopers,Aphids,Slugs and Snails
Diseases
Downy Mildew,Black Rot,Fusarium Wilt
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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
