Chinese Cabbage

Companion planting:  
Likes: beans, chamomile, celery, coriander, cucumber, dill, marigold, lettuce, marjoram, mint, nasturtiums, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes  
Dislikes: strawberries  

Sow February, harvest April to May  
Sowing before February usually results in bolting.  
Try:  
Michihli (Eden Seeds)  

Sow four or five seeds in a clump, a bit apart, space clumps at least 60 cm apart. Then gradually thin out seedlings. Thin before the seedlings touch each other. Side-dress. Don’t use seedlings, don’t transplant. Water well.  

All brassica are attacked by the cabbage moth and the cabbage white butterfly. Companion-planting with marigold, dill, celery, sage, oregano helps, also scattering crushed eggshells around the plants. If infestation is heavy spray with Dipel (try mixing in a drop of detergent to help the droplets to cling to the leaves).  

We don’t preserve any of the Brassica as we have a steady supply throughout the year.