Chinese Cabbage

55 days. The best-tasting Chinese cabbage that we have tried, boasting astounding golden color! Golden Beauty cabbage is reminiscent of lettuce hearts for its buttery, super melt-in-your mouth texture. We can’t get enough of this ultra-refined, super flavorful variety that is simply the best for stir fry, hot pots and soups. This nutritious type of cabbage has been cultivated in China for over 1,000 years.  It is considered a culinary staple and cultural symbol, featured in everything from poetry and literature to artwork and even song! Chinese cabbage was celebrated as a medicinal food by prominent naturalist of the Ming dynasty, Li Shizen. After receiving the superfood stamp of approval, Chinese cabbage exploded in popularity and has remained a beloved green since. Introduced over 100 years ago to the United States, this vegetable was received with much fanfare as a nutritious Chinese introduction. The golden yellow variety has increased nutritional benefits. This variety is beloved for its superior mild, sweet flavor, and brilliant lemon yellow color when grown in the right, cool conditions. This tender and tasty variety can be prepared raw or cooked with sublime results! This variety has green outer leaves, but peel them back to reveal the golden beauty!

• 4-6 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 10-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 12-15"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Brassica rapa
  

Growing Tips: Best planted in cool spring or fall conditions. Sow in place, or carefully transplant when the seedlings are 4 weeks old.

75-80 Days. A tender and delicious classic old European selection. This is an excellent Chinese cabbage, with a gourmet flavor perfect for home gardens. The big, tall plants are heading to semi-heading. This high-yielding variety will make tons of stir fry, soups, and of course, kimchi!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 50-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 10" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Brassica oleracea

Growing Tips: Prefers cool weather and ample, even moisture. Sow seeds or set transplants into rich soil. Time plantings for spring or fall harvest.

70 days. Very easy to grow and made perfect heads in our Missouri gardens. Here’s a superior Napa-type Chinese cabbage variety that has seldom been seen in the U.S. Medium-sized barrel-shaped heads are densely packed with crinkled, mild-tasting leaves. The preferred variety in the U.K. Great raw or stir fried, or in homemade kimchi!

• 4-6 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 10-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 12-15"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Brassica rapa
  

Growing Tips: Best planted in cool spring or fall conditions. Sow in place, or carefully transplant when the seedlings are 4 weeks old.

Held in high esteem in its native range, this cousin of bok choy and tatsoi is beloved as a nutritious and tasty vegetable with deep cultural roots as a culinary emblem of Nagasaki, Japan. Growers of Nagasaki Late cabbage will attest that it has been a culinary staple in the Nagasaki region for many generations, and indeed records show the variety, which is locally called Tojinna, has been grown in Nagasaki since at least the Edo period. Evidence suggests that the introduction of this variety actually dates back to the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). This crispy and flavorful Asian green is locally popular in hotpot, stir fry and soup. This green is particularly popular as a star ingredient in Ozoni, the traditional soup enjoyed for the Japanese New Year. It’s a favorite cold-hardy green and deeply nutritious.

• 4-6 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 10-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 12-15"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Brassica rapa
  

Growing Tips: Best planted in cool spring or fall conditions. Sow in place, or carefully transplant when the seedlings are 4 weeks old.

This beautiful variety from China is of the best-tasting and cold-hardiest greens. It’s also called “Golden Flower in the Snow,” which is a nod to the incredible cold tolerance of this variety. Cool weather triggers leaves to turn a brilliant yellow color, making the central rosette of leaves look like a massive gilded flower. It is grown year round in China but especially in the cool months as a nutritious staple. These low-growing plants are so winter rugged, in fact, that they survived single digit temperatures at the Baker Creek farm. Plants are just 5-8 inches tall. The plants are super cold loving, great for extra-late season planting and ornamental design. Extra tender leaves are delicious cooked or in salad. A taste test winner!

• 4-6 hrs of Sun
• Sprouts in 10-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 55-80 F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Plant Spacing: 6-8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Brassica rapa