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)

Chinese Cabbage belongs to the Brassica genus. Chinese Cabbage is also known as 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

Northern Hemisphere Planting Calendar for Chinese Cabbage

This schedule has been generated directly from our members observations whilst growing Chinese Cabbage. Help us make this more accurate by logging your observations too!

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Southern Hemisphere Planting Calendar for Chinese Cabbage

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The Chinese Cabbage Plant Wiki

All details in our wiki have been kindly provided by our members.

A non-heading form of cabbage with thick white crisp leaf stalks and veins and glossy, smooth broad dark green leaves that form a loose cluster and do not have serrated edges.

Chinese Cabbage belongs to the Brassica genus.

How to grow and keep Chinese Cabbage happy

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.

How to plant Chinese Cabbage

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.

How to transplant Chinese Cabbage

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.

How to harvest Chinese Cabbage

Companion plants for Chinese Cabbage

These plants will grow well with Chinese Cabbage:

Repellent plants for Chinese Cabbage

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

Common Chinese Cabbage pests

These pests are known to attack Chinese Cabbage plants:

Common Chinese Cabbage diseases & problems

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

How long does Chinese Cabbage take to grow?

These estimates for how long Chinese Cabbage takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world. Start logging and journaling your observations to participate!

When should I sow or plant Chinese Cabbage?

These estimates are relative to your last frost date. Enter your frost dates and we'll calculate your sowing and planting dates for you!

Chinese Cabbage Etymology

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Chinese Cabbage Folklore

Other names for 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 campestris var. chinensis, Brassica campestris chinensis

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