Cabbage Chinese 'Red Dragon'
Cabbage Chinese 'Red Dragon' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Red Dragon' is an elongated barrel-shaped Chinese cabbage. The purple-red leaves have wide, white midribs. Suitable for use in salads, as a steamed green and in stir-fry or kimchi. It does best when the weather continues to cool throughout the growing period. Temperatures above 25°C cause tipburn so only plant it in the cooler months of late autumn. This seed is an F1 hybrid and so is not suitable for seed saving.
Product: Cabbage Chinese 'Red Dragon'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group
Red Dragon' is an elongated barrel-shaped Chinese cabbage. The purple-red leaves have wide, white midribs. Suitable for use in salads, as a steamed green and in stir-fry or kimchi. It does best when the weather continues to cool throughout the growing period. Temperatures above 25°C cause tipburn so only plant it in the cooler months of late autumn. This seed is an F1 hybrid and so is not suitable for seed saving.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost tolerant
Plant height: 25 cm
Sow when: Germinates at 18 - 22°C soil temp.
Temperate: March to May
Subtropical: Late March - July
Tropical: Late March - July
Germination: 6 - 10 days
Depth: 5 - 10 mm deep
Position: Full Sun
Sow where: Sow into seed tray or seedbed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.5 - 7; heavy feeder; prepare soil by digging well-rotted compost through the bed
Rows: 45 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist
Harvest: 60 days; begin harvest as soon as heads feel solid