Chinese Cabbage Bok Choi, Pak Choi, Choy Sum, Shanghai Paak Tsoi, Bai Cai, You Choy, Napa, , Mustard cabbage, Celery Mustard, peh-chai, bai cai, qing cai, xiao bai cai, sawi hijau, chingensai, shakushina, taisin, spay saa, phak kat khao, sawi-puteh, pechay, phak kwang tung, cai be trang

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group)

Needs regular watering during dry weather as shallow-rooted. Most varieties are very day-length sensitive, which means they will bolt as days lengthen. When planted in spring, you need to allow enough time for them to reach a harvestable, useful size before this happens. Because of this, many Chinese cabbages do better in Fall than in Spring.

Direct sow outdoors in fall, sow in an unheated greenhouse or coldframe in winter, sow indoors before last frost in spring, or direct sow outdoors after last frost in spring.

A cool season crop that does best in rich loamy soils with lots of organic matter. In the tropics it is a winter crop.
Likes full sun, moist soils and is relatively frost tolerant.
Thin to about 25 cm in each direction.
Transplanted seedlings may bolt to seed so direct sowing is preferred.

These plants will grow well with Chinese Cabbage:

These plants will not grow well with Chinese Cabbage so avoid planting these within close proximity:

These pests are known to attack Chinese Cabbage plants:

These problems and diseases are known to effect Chinese Cabbage plants: