Cabbage is a vegetable from which you can make a lot of excellent salads. However, it is not only famous for its amazing taste, but also gives the body useful material and vitamins. Today there are a huge number different varieties vegetables, they are all simply saturated with vitamins and differ from each other appearance. One of the most beneficial for the body is Beijing cabbage, which in recent years has become more and more popular among culinary specialists around the world.

Beijing cabbage refers to biennial plants that are grown as annuals. Depending on the variety, it has leaves of light yellow or bright green color. This plant is a loose head of cabbage with juicy tender leaves that have a white vein. The edges of the leaves are distinguished by a beautiful wavy or jagged shape.

The peculiarity of the variety is that it does not have a stalk. The cabbage head of the plant is tossed into soup or pickled, and the leaves are used mainly for making salads. Asia is famous for pickled Beijing cabbage. They call this dish kimchi and many believe that it prolongs life.

How Chinese cabbage grows

Feature and history of the origin of the vegetable

Beijing cabbage appeared in China several thousand years ago, then it came to Korea and Japan, and eventually spread to Asian countries. After some time, this vegetable became popular in Europe, as well as in our country.

Why is Beijing becoming more and more popular? This plant is a source of nutrients and vitamins. The main advantage of the variety is that even in winter it does not lose its vitamins and benefits the body.

The most important useful substances that are included in its composition include:

• protein;
• mineral salts;
• vitamins C, A, K, PP, as well as a group of vitamins B;
• amino acids;
• organic acids.

In addition, "Beijing" has medicinal properties. She helps:

• with cardiovascular diseases;
• stomach ulcer;
• strengthens the immune system;
• prolongs a person's life.

Very interesting is the fact that this vegetable contains lysine, which helps cleanse the blood and destroy foreign proteins.

Chinese cabbage kimchi

The right way to plant Chinese cabbage at home

What gardener does not dream of pleasing himself and others with new achievements and growing Chinese cabbage at home. To grow this plant from seeds, you can plant them immediately in open ground, or you can grow seedlings first. Planting Chinese cabbage at home, both in Belarus and the Moscow region, as well as in the Urals and Siberia, follows the same pattern.

The only difference is when to start sowing seeds and the time when the vegetable begins to bloom. If you decide to use the first method, then you should punch holes in the garden at a distance of 30 cm from each other and pour humus into them. Seeds are sown to a depth of no more than 2 cm. From above they are sprinkled with ash and covered with a film. In a week you will be able to see the first sprouts.

What to do and how to plant seeds in the country or in the garden to get good harvest? It is necessary to choose the right time for sowing. The term for planting cabbage in the garden:

• in the spring from and to April 20;
• summer from July 19 to August 9.

Chinese cabbage seeds

If you want to get an early harvest, then "Beijing" for seedlings should be sown at the end of March. And if you want to enjoy the harvest in winter, then seedlings should be planted in the second half of June.

Loose soil is suitable for this plant, therefore it is best to use a mixture of humus (1 kg) with coconut substrate (2 kg) for sowing.

Seeds are immersed in the ground no more than 1 cm and placed in a dark and warm room. When the first sprouts appear after 3 days, they should be transferred to a lighted place.

You need to take care of Chinese cabbage no more than ordinary white or cauliflower.

Watering the seedlings is necessary when the top earthen clod dries out. However, 4 days before transplanting seedlings, watering is stopped.

In general, the sprouts will be ready for planting in a month, when they have 4 leaves.

cabbage seedling

Why not do a pick?

This plant does not like picking and takes root in a new place for a long time. Transplanting or planting seedlings with the preservation of the roots will not work. Settling into a new place will take a long time. Therefore, it is not recommended to dive - it is better to initially sow in separate containers or peat tablets.

Before planting seedlings in open ground, it must be hardened off. To do this, young sprouts are taken out into the fresh air, first for a couple of hours, then the time spent on the street is gradually increased. When they are able to spend a day outside, then the seedlings will be ready for planting in a permanent place.

As for the soil for this vegetable, it should be well-drained and loose. Loamy soil would be an excellent option. In addition, a plant of this variety should not be planted in the place where tomatoes and beets used to grow.

The soil for planting such a wonderful variety begins to be prepared in the fall. To do this, they dig up the soil and add lime to it. When the soil is dug up in the spring, then humus is added to it.

Growing Chinese cabbage

"Beijing" feels great in a greenhouse. However, for this it is necessary to strictly adhere to 2 rules:

1. Observe temperature regime from 15 to 20 degrees - so an unheated greenhouse will not work;
2. Humidity should be in the range of 70-80%.

If these norms are not observed, then a peduncle may form, and the plant will also be subject to various diseases.

The advantage of growing Beijing cabbage in a greenhouse is that you can independently regulate the length of daylight hours and maintain the optimum temperature. A greenhouse will also help protect your crops from frost. And if you have it heated, then you can grow this plant even in winter.

Chinese cabbage in a greenhouse

This plant is very fond of moisture, coolness and light. Young shoots are especially sensitive to temperature changes and frosts. Therefore, in order to protect them and give them the opportunity to bloom, it is necessary to cover them with a non-woven fabric.

In addition, the canvas will also protect the vegetable from direct sunlight on especially hot days. It also helps to remove excess moisture and hide the sprouts from the cruciferous flea that loves to profit from it. It will also be useful to mulch the soil, which will retain moisture and prevent the appearance of weeds.

To get an excellent harvest, the vegetable must be watered once a week with warm water.

Feeding also has a fruitful effect on it. The first top dressing is carried out 14 days after planting in open ground.

Particularly useful are infusions of chicken manure, grass or mullein. A liter of such fertilizer is poured under each plant. If cabbage was planted in the spring, then top dressing must be carried out 3 times, and if in the summer, then 2 times.

If you want to get a good ovary, then it costs per liter hot water and in 9 liters of cold, drop 2 g of boric acid and treat the Beijing with this solution.

Covering planted seedlings

In order for the vegetable to lie in the cellar for as long as possible, it is better to give preference to varieties that are harvested in September. And also, the more leaves left with the head, the longer the plant will be stored. In addition, it will lie longer if it is placed in a room with high humidity. In addition, each head is well wrapped in plastic wrap. You should also inspect each head every 14 days, remove dried or rotten leaves.

In no case do not store "Peking" next to apples. They secrete a substance that causes the leaves of the plant to wilt.

Cabbage can also be stored in the refrigerator or on the balcony. The main thing is that condensation does not form on it, and the temperature does not fall less than 0 degrees.

In general, when storing cabbage on a balcony or refrigerator, you must follow the same rules as when storing in a cellar.

You should also know that the vegetable will lie in such conditions from 1 to 4 months. If you want it to lie longer, then you can use the following storage methods:

• sourdough;
• drying;
• freezing.

Sauerkraut Chinese cabbage

The first way is sourdough. Is one of the most simple ways storage. The sourdough recipe is very simple: you need to pour 10 kg of slaw cabbage into 600 ml of water and add 100 mg of vinegar, 2 tsp each. salt and sugar, as well as 2 cloves of garlic squeezed through a press. Further, under pressure, all this should stand in a room with room temperature for about a day, and then 14 days in the cold.

To dry the “Peking”, it is cut into strips and placed in an oven heated to 100 degrees and the door is slightly opened. It will be ready in 4 hours, after which the dried vegetable is placed in cotton bags.

To freeze, shredded cabbage is thrown into salted boiling water for 3 minutes. After that, the vegetable is dried and frozen.

As you can see, Beijing cabbage is a wonderful plant that will look like a decoration on any table. Do not be afraid to take on the cultivation of Beijing, because it is not picky in care and is very useful. Therefore, each gardener should allocate a place on his suburban area Chinese cabbage.

The cultivation of Chinese cabbage has its own characteristics in comparison with ordinary white cabbage. Consider how to grow Chinese cabbage in your garden.

Beijing cabbage has delicate and thin petals, so it requires special care.

These ancient cultures of China are actively conquering the expanses of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and other CIS countries. And this is not surprising, since the technology for growing Chinese and Beijing cabbage is quite simple. Even when grown without seedlings in the northern regions, you can get a good harvest. And what about warmer regions? So, how to grow Chinese cabbage?

To begin with, we recall how these 2 types differ. Quite often they are united by a common name - Chinese cabbage, but from a botanical point of view, this is completely wrong. Beijing cabbage (lettuce, or petsai) and Chinese cabbage (mustard, or pak choi) are close relatives. The homeland of both species is China, but they differ in appearance and certain features.

Beijing cabbage has very tender, sessile, whole leaves with a swollen wrinkled leaf blade, height - 15-35 cm. There are varieties in which the leaves form a head or rosette of different density and shape. Chinese cabbage forms a rosette of erect leaves with succulent petioles, the height of which reaches 30 cm.

Grow 2 subspecies, which differ in the color of the petioles and leaves.

Features of growing Chinese cabbage:

The most optimal temperature for sprouting cabbage is 15-22°C.

1. Chinese cabbage is an early ripening crop. ripening time early varieties(from germination to ripeness) - 40-55 days, late - 60-80, medium - 55-60. This makes it possible to get 2 or even 3 crops in one season.
2. They are grown year-round under certain conditions.
3. Moderate temperatures (below 13°C) and long daylight hours cause flowering and bolting.
4. The best temperature for germination is 15-22°C.

To prevent flowering and bolting, you must:

• do not thicken crops;
• choose varieties that are resistant to flowering;
• grow with a short daylight hours (sow in April, close late crops from light in the evening, and open in the morning).

Chinese cabbage cultivation technology

Chinese cabbage can be grown both in a seedless way and with the help of seedlings.

Seedless growing method

Chinese cabbage seeds are sown in open ground:

• from the first decade of May (or the end of April) to June 15, they make intervals between crops of 10-15 days;
• from 20 July to 10 August.

The distance between plants should be 15-25 cm. This can be achieved by sowing seeds in a narrow bed in the following ways:

1. Linear tape method with thinning plants. To do this, sowing seeds is carried out with tapes (three- or two-line). The distance between the tapes is 50-60 cm, between the lines - 20-30 cm.
2. When planting seeds in the holes in groups of 3-4, the distance between the holes is about 30-35 cm. Thinning will be necessary.

Try both seeding methods and choose the one that seems more effective and convenient.

The depth of sowing seeds when grown in open field- 1-2 cm. A bed with crops is covered plastic wrap especially if it's still cold outside. Seedlings do not like frost, unlike adult plants.

The first shoots appear on about 3-10 days, depending on the temperature.

To protect plants from the cruciferous flea, the soil is sprinkled with ash before germination. This pest is one of the reasons why Chinese cabbage cannot be grown after mustard, radish and other cruciferous crops. By the way, keep this in mind when choosing green manure for the beds on which you intend to plant any species.

With the tape-line method of sowing, 2 thinnings are carried out during the cultivation. With the appearance of one true leaf, thin out for the first time, leaving the plants after 8-10 cm. When the leaves of neighboring plants close, a second thinning is performed, leaving the plants after 20-25 cm.

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seedling method

Growing by seedling method should be carried out, given their "capriciousness" to damage the roots and transplant. They cannot be grown using picks. Chinese cabbage is more capricious, so its seedlings must be grown in peat pots with planting together with pots in a greenhouse or open ground.

The advantage of growing through seedlings is a reduction in ripening time. Applying seedlings, you can get the first harvest already 20-35 days after planting seedlings on the bed.

The time of sowing seeds for seedlings is related to the type of soil. When grown in:

• open ground - the end of March-April;
• protected ground - the end of January-beginning of February.

Containers and cassettes for seedlings.

The soil for growing Chinese cabbage seedlings should be loose. It is good to use coconut substrate, it meets all the requirements that apply to seedling soil and makes it possible to obtain healthy and strong seedlings.

Seeds for uniform sowing are mixed with sand and sown to a depth of approximately 0.5-1 cm. Seedlings are ready for planting at the age of 25-30 days. Seedlings by this time should be with 4-5 real leaves.

Planting seedlings on the bed.

For these types of cabbage, light, organic-rich, well-drained soils with a neutral environment are most preferred.

The forerunners can be cultures that are acceptable for other cabbages.

The area that is reserved for Chinese cabbage should be lit.

Beijing cabbage must be grown separately from Chinese cabbage, since cross-pollination can be performed between these species.

Seedlings are planted according to the scheme:

• in open ground 30 × 25 cm;
• in protected ground - 10 × 10 cm (leaf forms) and 20 × 20 cm (head forms).

Vegetables should always be present in a human diet in large quantities, and Chinese cabbage is considered one of the most nutritious vegetable crops. Its nutrients and delicate taste liked all over the world.

This vegetable comes from China, has a fairly simple growing technology, which allows you to get a good harvest even in the northern regions. It should be noted right away that they often confuse 2 different types this vegetable sold on our shelves.

There is Petsai or Chinese cabbage. It is quite juicy and delicate in taste, ideal for making salads. A head of cabbage consists of light and rather thin wrinkled leaves, which are framed by fleshy and juicy petioles. In length, such a head of cabbage can reach from 15-30 cm.

Grade 2 is exactly Chinese cabbage (Pak-choi). This species has denser and fleshy upright leaves. In length, the outlet can reach up to 35 cm. This type of vegetable has a more saturated green color, there are 3 types - it is head, leaf and semi-head.

Most gardeners refer to the latter variety as head lettuce. In terms of the content of nutrients, it is in many ways superior to other varieties of cabbage. It contains vitamins and ascorbic acid, but its special substance is lysine - an amino acid that allows you to break down foreign proteins in the blood. In other words, it is not just a delicious vegetable, it is very useful for the human body. In cooking, it is used mainly fresh, for making salads, it is the fresh product that retains all its useful substances, but it is also used for preparing other dishes where heat treatment is necessary.

Growing this miracle vegetable on your own is easy, as this culture is not whimsical and easy to grow.

GROWING PAI CHOY

Any vegetable crop requires special care and cultivation requirements. Chinese cabbage is considered a cold-resistant crop that requires sufficient moisture. The soil for this vegetable is well fertilized and loose. Sour soil is categorically not suitable for its cultivation, and you should not plant this variety in the place where another variety of cabbage, radish and turnip previously grew.

A place for planting must be prepared in advance, in the fall the earth is dug up and fertilized with manure. Peat is categorically not suitable as a soil fertilizer for this vegetable. In the spring, before planting, it is good enough to loosen the ground and moisten.

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PLANTING THE CULTURE

Since the Pai-choi variety is early maturing, planting should also take place in already established and suitable weather conditions. This vegetable ripens within one month, later varieties will ripen in 2-3 months - this fact allows you to harvest 2-3 times in one season. For active and good development and fruit growth, warm weather is necessary: ​​the air temperature should be + 15 ... + 25 ° C. Planting is carried out in the spring - in April or May.

Chinese kale is grown in 2 ways - seedlings and sowing seeds. Both options are widely used by vegetable growers in practice.

For growing seedlings, it is necessary to prepare containers and substrate. Some experts create mini-greenhouses in which young seedlings can be perfectly kept. It is worth sowing seeds for seedlings already in January-February, and by April, high-quality planting material will already be grown. The soil for planting is taken from the same place where the vegetable will grow in the future. The containers are filled with soil and moistened well, after which they proceed to laying seeds, deepening them into the ground by 2-3 cm. Containers can be covered with polyethylene, every day the film should be lifted for ventilation. After a month, seedlings can be planted in a permanent place in open ground. It is worth remembering that transplanting this culture is difficult to tolerate.

The distance between the planting material is maintained at 40 cm, and between the beds - up to 50 cm. It is not recommended to plant Chinese cabbage deep, as it has a thin and weak root system. After planting, it is recommended to cover the bed with lutrasil, in which case the seedlings will more easily endure adaptation and will be protected from temperature changes and pests.

Planting seeds is carried out in April-May, if the weather is warm. The distance between the beds remains up to 50 cm, but you can sow quite thickly. At the first shoots, perform thinning and weeding at the same time, but it is worth remembering that the distance between the sprouts remains 10 cm. Later, as the plant grows, thinning should be performed until the distance between the sprouts is 40 cm, and so that the seedlings are not eaten pests, it is worth using ash or insecticides.

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WATER AND FERTILIZER

Chinese cabbage requires careful and competent cultivation and care, the basis of good growth is regular watering. But at the same time, dampness and swimming of the soil should not be allowed, since these factors adversely affect the root system, causing diseases and stunting.

Watering should be done as the soil dries up, but it should not be allowed to completely dry out and form a crust on the soil. For watering, it is better to choose the morning time, this will allow the soil to warm up during the day, avoiding dampness. In case of prolonged rains, it is worth taking care of the beds with cabbage. You can protect them by covering them with polyethylene or agrofibre. Most vegetable growers combine watering with top dressing. For fertilizer, organic matter is most often used in the form of a weak liquid solution, as well as mullein infusion, which is prepared in a ratio of 1:8 with water.

Hilling is not necessary for this crop, it is enough to periodically loosen the top layer of the earth after watering. When weeding the beds, care must be taken not to fill up the apical bud.

In these simple rules lies the secret of how to grow Chinese cabbage. This lesson is simple and even beginners - vegetable growers can do it. This vegetable deserves special attention, and its presence in the human diet will have a beneficial effect on health. The cut head is stored for quite a long time, the main thing is to properly pack each vegetable separately and store in a dry and cool place.

Growing Beijing cabbage has its own characteristics compared to the usual white relative. Today I will tell you how to grow chinese cabbage in his garden, as well as growing Chinese cabbage.

These ancient cultures of China are actively conquering the expanses of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other CIS countries. And this is not surprising, because the technology for growing Beijing cabbage and its Chinese "relatives" is quite simple, and even with reckless cultivation in the northern regions, you can get a good harvest. And what about warmer regions? So, get acquainted with how to grow Beijing cabbage, and Chinese cabbage to boot.

First, let me remind you how these two types differ. Quite often, these species are combined by a common name - Chinese cabbage, which is completely wrong from a botanical point of view. Beijing cabbage (salad cabbage, or petsai) and Chinese cabbage (mustard cabbage, or pak choi) are close relatives. China is indeed the homeland of the two species, but they differ in appearance and some features.

Beijing cabbage has very tender, whole, sessile leaves with a wrinkly swollen leaf blade, 15-35 cm high. There are varieties in which the leaves form a rosette or head of various shapes and density.

Chinese cabbage forms a rosette of erect leaves with succulent petioles up to 30 cm high, which do not form a head. Two varieties are grown, differing in the color of the leaves and petioles.

Features of growing Beijing and Chinese cabbage

• Beijing and Chinese cabbage are early crops. The maturation period (from germination to ripeness) of early varieties is 40-55 days, medium - 55-60, late - 60-80. This allows you to get 2 or even 3 crops in one season.
• Under certain conditions, they are grown year-round.
• Long daylight hours and moderate temperatures (below 13°C) cause the cabbage to shoot and bloom.
• The most optimal temperature for growing Beijing cabbage, as well as Chinese cabbage, is 15-22 ° C.

To prevent bolting and flowering of cabbage, you must:

1. choose varieties that are resistant to flowering;
2. do not thicken crops;
3. grow with a short daylight hours (sow in April, cover late crops from light in the evening, and open in the morning).

The technology of growing Beijing and Chinese cabbage

Both Chinese and Beijing cabbage can be grown both in seedlings and through seedlings.

Seedless growing method
Beijing and Chinese cabbage seeds are sown in open ground:

• from the first decade of May (or even the end of April) to June 15, intervals of 10-15 days are made between crops;
• from 20 July to 10 August.

When growing Beijing cabbage, it is better to sow leaf varieties in spring, and in summer - varieties that form a head.

The distance between plants should be 15-25 cm. This can be achieved by sowing seeds in the following ways:

1. Tape-line method with subsequent thinning of plants For this, the sowing of seeds of Beijing or Chinese cabbage is carried out with tapes (two- or three-line). Distance - 50-60 cm (between tapes), 20-30 cm (between lines).
2. Planting seeds in the holes in groups of 3-4 pcs. at a distance of about 30-35 cm between the holes. Thinning will also be necessary, but in this case you will already choose the “weakest link” in a group of 3-4 plants.

For the sake of experiment, try both sowing methods and choose the one that seems more convenient and effective to you.

The sowing depth of seeds of Chinese and Beijing cabbage when grown immediately in open ground is 1-2 cm. The bed with crops is covered with plastic wrap, especially if it is still cool outside. Seedlings do not like frost, unlike adult plants.

The first shoots appear on about 3-10 days, depending on the temperature.

To protect plants from the cruciferous flea, the soil is sprinkled with ash before germination. This pest is one of the reasons why bok choy and chinese cabbage should not be grown after radishes, mustard and other cruciferous crops. By the way, consider this point when choosing green manure for the beds on which you plan to plant any cabbage.

In the first (tape-line) method of sowing, two thinnings are carried out during the growing period. With the appearance of one true leaf, the cabbage is thinned out for the first time, leaving the plants after 8-10 cm. When the leaves of neighboring plants begin to close, the second thinning is carried out, leaving the plants after 20-25 cm.

With the second sowing method, also remove the weakest plants in the group after the appearance of one or two true leaves.

seedling method
Growing Beijing cabbage by seedling method, as well as Chinese cabbage, should be done with an eye on their "capriciousness" to transplant and damage the roots. They cannot be grown using a pick. Chinese cabbage is more capricious, so its seedlings need to be grown in, followed by planting with them in open ground or a greenhouse. Beijing cabbage is less picky, and it can be grown in cassettes, but still it is better to “give out” peat pots or peat tablets to it.

The advantage of growing cabbage through seedlings is the reduction in ripening time. Using seedlings, you can get the first harvest in 20-35 days after planting the seedlings in the garden.

The timing of sowing seeds of Beijing and Chinese cabbage for seedlings depends on the type of soil. When grown in:

• protected ground - from the end of January to the beginning of February;
• open ground - from the end of March to April.

The area reserved for Beijing or Chinese cabbage should be well lit.

Beijing cabbage should be grown separately from Chinese cabbage, since cross-pollination is possible between these species. This is especially true if you want to collect your seeds of these crops.

Seedlings are planted according to the scheme:

• in protected ground - 10 × 10 cm (leaf forms) and 20 × 20 cm (head forms);
• in open ground 30 × 25 cm.

cabbage care
Both types of cabbage are cold-resistant, light- and moisture-loving crops.

Beijing cabbage is able to withstand frosts down to -4°C, Chinese cabbage up to -6°C. Temperature +15…+22°C is optimal for plants. Temperatures above + 25 ° C can cause burns on the leaves of plants (Chinese cabbage is especially affected by this).

Care consists in abundant watering, shallow loosening of the soil and the fight against weeds and pests (Chinese cabbage is more resistant to pests, as it has essential oils). It can save you from weeds, which will give you more time to relax.

If it rains a lot in your area, then you will have to protect the Beijing cabbage from it, otherwise it will start to rot. You can protect it by covering with a conventional transparent film or agrofibre.

During the growing season, it is good to carry out two top dressings with a solution of mullein (1: 8).

ATTENTION! When weeding, make sure that the apical bud of cabbage is not covered with earth.

Chinese cabbage keeps better than Chinese cabbage. I already wrote about how to harvest their crops and her Chinese "girlfriend".

Well, now you know how to grow Beijing cabbage or Chinese cabbage. Make friends with these Asian representatives and you will be pleased with the result, because growing Beijing cabbage, as well as Chinese cabbage, is quite feasible even for a beginner. By the way, in terms of their beneficial properties, Beijing and Chinese cabbage are superior to our native Russian culture - white cabbage.

And finally interesting video about growing Chinese cabbage:

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What is Chinese cabbage? Is this vegetable healthy? This article will answer these and other questions. From it you can learn about some of the intricacies of growing this vegetable crop. Good care tips will help you grow Chinese cabbage yourself.

What is this vegetable?

Chinese cabbage is the oldest Chinese vegetable plant. He is loved in his homeland, but every year his demand is increasing in our country. Moreover, many amateur gardeners and summer residents successfully grow Chinese cabbage on their land plots. The main advantage of this vegetable is that the harvest of Chinese cabbage is obtained in absolutely any climate. That is, the cultivation of Chinese cabbage in Siberia is also possible.

Chinese cabbage - head lettuce. So it is called by some gardeners. This vegetable is a representative of the cabbage species, but nutritionally significantly surpasses its closest counterparts.

Chinese cabbage contains many useful substances, including in its composition:

Types of Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage is a cold-resistant, moisture-demanding, early-ripening vegetable. It comes in several types:

1. Sheet.
2. Semi-headed.
3. Headed.

You should know that Chinese cabbage is divided into two closely related species, these are:

1. Petsai. In the people, it is better known as Beijing or lettuce cabbage.
2. Pak choy or mustard cabbage.

Quite often, these two species are combined under one common name - Chinese cabbage. But they differ not only in appearance, each subspecies has its own characteristics.

Rules for growing Chinese cabbage

In order to get a good harvest of such a vegetable crop as Chinese cabbage, the photo of which is attached in this article, you need well-cultivated soil and sufficient moisture. Digging up the future site in the fall, you can fertilize it well-rotted at the rate of 4 kg per 1 sq. m. for Chinese cabbage is strictly prohibited. With the onset of spring, the area dug up in the fall can only be loosened, as this type of cabbage loves compacted soils.

Chinese cabbage can get sick with clubroot. All types of this vegetable are exposed to this disease. Therefore, the soil for planting the plant should not be acidic.

In addition, it is undesirable to plant Chinese cabbage in places where crops such as:

• Turnip.
• Swede.
• Radish.
• Other types of cabbage

It is important to know that Chinese cabbage is a short daylight plant. That is, with late spring sowing (from April to May) with the onset of hot days, this vegetable can bloom.

This is due to the fact that for the normal development of a head of cabbage, Chinese cabbage needs a certain air temperature - 15-22 degrees Celsius. It is very important to remember the timing of the ripening of head lettuce - 40-60 days.

Chinese cabbage is an early ripening vegetable. Therefore, spring planting should be done in open ground, taking into account the time it takes for the development and formation of a head or rosette. This must be done before the onset of hot weather. These above nuances are important not only when Chinese cabbage is grown in the Urals, but also for other regions.

If, nevertheless, during the spring sowing, a failure occurred, and the plant released a peduncle, then there is no need to be upset. You can let Chinese cabbage bloom and seed. The next year, the resulting seed material can be used to obtain a new crop.

To eat a vegetable in the fall, the seeds of Chinese cabbage are sown in the second half of June. As practice shows, summer sowing gives higher yields. Seeds are sown in prepared soil according to the same principle as in April-May.

Well, now let's go directly to how to properly grow Chinese cabbage and what needs to be done for this. This vegetable is grown directly by sowing seeds in open ground or using pre-grown. Chinese cabbage is planted for seedlings in early April. Seeds are laid to a depth of up to 2 cm, necessarily in separate containers with a diameter of not more than 3 cm. This cabbage is very difficult to transplant. Seedlings will be ready for planting in open ground on the 20th day.

The best distance between plants on the ridge is 40 cm, row spacing is 50 cm. Burying plants is not recommended.

This cabbage is frost-resistant and can withstand a short-term decrease in air temperature. But still, it is recommended to cover the planted plants with a special coating - for example, lutrasil. This will allow the seedlings to more easily adapt to new conditions and protect them from pests.

When sowing Chinese cabbage seeds in open ground, the distance between rows is also left about 50 cm. Seeds can be sown quite densely. When the first shoots appear, it will be necessary to carry out thinning combined with weeding. To begin with, you can leave a distance of 10 cm between the plants. Then, at the next weeding, thin out again and so on until a distance of 40 cm is maintained between the cabbage. The plucked seedlings can be eaten.

If the plant has taken root perfectly, but its further growth has stopped, it is necessary to pay attention to the presence of pests such as the cruciferous flea. This pest can completely destroy seedlings in a very short time.

The cruciferous flea can be repelled using Chinese cabbage care tips by:

• Powder cabbage leaves with ash after rain or watering. You can also use tobacco dust.
• Use special means - insecticides.

Chinese cabbage is quite demanding on moisture, so it is needed periodically. But do not allow the soil to swim.

It is advisable to combine watering with top dressing, which may be as follows:

• Weak solution of liquid organics.
• Fermented grass.
• Infusion of mullein or bird droppings.

As soon as the soil is watered, it needs to be slightly loosened, while it is not necessary to sprinkle the plant with earth. Hilling adversely affects Chinese cabbage. Given the above rules and some subtleties, you can get an excellent harvest of Chinese cabbage for both summer and autumn consumption. This type of cabbage is able to retain its nutrients after cutting and laying it for long-term storage.

In the video, Chinese cabbage Pak Choi