Oriental Vegetables
Orange Mini Chinese Cabbage
OV587
40-50 days. This pint-sized Chinese cabbage is packed with barrels of flavor. Compact plants are perfect for small spaces and are quick maturing. When the 4-5 inch heads are cut open, the dense, crispy, creamy orange heart shows its true color. The bright flavor of Orange Mini is delicious in soups, salads, and stir fries.
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Hybrid Variety
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"Brassica rapa, Pekinensis Group:This oriental vegetable combines the crisp clean texture of lettuce, with the tightly packed, mature flavor of cabbage. It's used fresh for salads or boiled as greens.
CULTURE: This crop grows best in a cool environment with moist, airy, soil that provides high nutrient levels. Responds best to decreasing day length and temperatures, which makes it a good fall crop. Spring plantings can also be successful when planted at the proper time. Premature bolting is often times a result of young plants being exposed to frost.
TO DIRECT SOW: For a spring crop, sow after the danger of frost. Fall crops can be sown from early July through mid August. In very friable soil, sow 1 seed per inch, 1/4 inch deep, with rows 18-36 inches apart. Thin seedlings to 12-18 inches apart in the row. One cup of our complete fertilizer is sufficient for 10 row feet.
FOR TRANSPLANTS: For a spring crop, start plants 4-5 weeks prior to your last frost and set out after the danger of frost. Fall crops can be started from early June through mid July and set out when there are 4-5 true leaves. Sow 1/4 inch deep in a sterile seedling mix. Set transplants to a depth of the first pair of leaves. Space plants and fertilize as described above.
INSECTS: Pyrethrin can be used to reduce flea beetle and Diabrotica (cucumber beetle) infestations. Row covers provide a good physical barrier from insects.
DISEASE: Good crop rotation and a strict sanitary program drastically reduce the chance of disease.
HARVEST: Harvest the heads as soon as mature to avoid bolting. Cut at the surface and store in a cool area at 100% humidity.
SEED SPECS: Minimum germination standard: 75%. Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding. Usual seed life: 3 years. Approximately 125-175 seeds per 1/2 gram; 28 grams per ounce.
Sampler: 1/2 gram
Packet: 2 grams
Unless otherwise noted. "
CULTURE: This crop grows best in a cool environment with moist, airy, soil that provides high nutrient levels. Responds best to decreasing day length and temperatures, which makes it a good fall crop. Spring plantings can also be successful when planted at the proper time. Premature bolting is often times a result of young plants being exposed to frost.
TO DIRECT SOW: For a spring crop, sow after the danger of frost. Fall crops can be sown from early July through mid August. In very friable soil, sow 1 seed per inch, 1/4 inch deep, with rows 18-36 inches apart. Thin seedlings to 12-18 inches apart in the row. One cup of our complete fertilizer is sufficient for 10 row feet.
FOR TRANSPLANTS: For a spring crop, start plants 4-5 weeks prior to your last frost and set out after the danger of frost. Fall crops can be started from early June through mid July and set out when there are 4-5 true leaves. Sow 1/4 inch deep in a sterile seedling mix. Set transplants to a depth of the first pair of leaves. Space plants and fertilize as described above.
INSECTS: Pyrethrin can be used to reduce flea beetle and Diabrotica (cucumber beetle) infestations. Row covers provide a good physical barrier from insects.
DISEASE: Good crop rotation and a strict sanitary program drastically reduce the chance of disease.
HARVEST: Harvest the heads as soon as mature to avoid bolting. Cut at the surface and store in a cool area at 100% humidity.
SEED SPECS: Minimum germination standard: 75%. Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding. Usual seed life: 3 years. Approximately 125-175 seeds per 1/2 gram; 28 grams per ounce.
Sampler: 1/2 gram
Packet: 2 grams
Unless otherwise noted. "
