Cabbage 'Tokyo Bekana'
Cabbage 'Tokyo Bekana' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
This is the Japanese version of a small, loose-leaf Chinese Cabbage. It is a very fast and easy-to-grow green vegetable, with a sweet, tender, mild taste. The bright, lime-green leaves have ruffled edges with slender white stems. Harvest baby-leaf for salads, it re-grows for multiple cuttings. Use crisp, mature leaves as a steamed green or in soups and stirfries. Days to harvest: 21 days baby leaf, 45 days full size.
Product: Cabbage 'Tokyo Bekana'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group
This is the Japanese version of a small Chinese Cabbage. It is a very fast and easy-to-grow green vegetable, with a tender, mild taste. The bright, lime-green leaves have ruffled edges with slender white stems. Harvest baby-leaf for salads, it re-grows for multiple cuttings. Use crisp, mature leaves as a steamed green or in soups and stirfries.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost tolerant
Plant height: 25 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 15 - 24°C
Temperate: Early spring to early autumn
Subtropical: Early autumn to early spring
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 4 - 6 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full Sun
Sow where: Sow directly where it is to grow
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6 - 7.5; heavy feeder; prepare soil by digging well-rotted compost or animal manure into the bed
Rows: 35 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist
Harvest: 21 days baby leaf, 45 days full size
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
seeds per packet
Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group
Annual cool season crop; frost tolerant
Cabbage 'Tokyo Bekana'
This is the Japanese version of a small, loose-leaf Chinese Cabbage. It is a very fast and easy-to-grow green vegetable, with a sweet, tender, mild taste. The bright, lime-green leaves have ruffled edges with slender white stems. Harvest baby-leaf for salads, it re-grows for multiple cuttings. Use crisp, mature leaves as a steamed green or in soups and stirfries. Days to harvest: 21 days baby leaf, 45 days full size.