Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Chirimen Hakusai

Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Chirimen Hakusai

You can use this variety in a salad as you would a lettuce or spinach. The most popular way to cook it is stir-frying, which will retain the nutrients, color and flavor. Chinese cabbage prefers cool temperatures for its main growing season. Prepare fertile, well-drained soil. In temperate areas sow seeds in spring/summer after last frost or late summer/early fall. Plant year round in tropical areas. Keep soil moist. Fertilize as needed. Exposure to frost or prolonged temperatures below 50°F may result in bolting. Harvest at any stage. Note: Chinese Cabbage requires vernalization. Bud differentiation and bolting results from low temperatures of 41°F for a week or 50°F for two weeks. For spring harvest, transplant seedlings with 5-7 true leaves raised at 73-75°F during the day and over 53°F at night. Providing plants with adequate water and fertilizer after transplanting will promote faster growth.

Alternate names: baechu, baguio, bai cai, cai bac thao, cai dai, celery cabbage, Chinese leaves, da bai cai, hakusai, huang ya cai, huan ya bai, jie jin bai chai, kala gowa, kobis cina, kubis cina, kubis panjang, loose head Chinese cabbage, nappa, nappa cabbage, pe tsai, petsay tsina, phakkaat khaao plee, sawi, sawi pahit, siew choy, ta paak tsai, won bok, wong bok, wong nga pak.

Seeds Per Package

• 6 g packet - Approximately 1,700 Seeds
• 1 oz - Approximately 8,250 Seeds
• 4 oz - Approximately 33,000 Seeds
• 1 lb - Approximately 132,000 Seeds