Growing at the Speed of Life - A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden

Napa Cabbage

Height: 20 "

Width: 5 "

Depth: 18– 3 6"

Biennial/Annual/Cool Season
Wat e r : Moderate, frequent
Sun : Full (6 hours minimum)
Companion Planting :
pro: Beets, lettuce, onions, spinach
con: Tomatoes, peppers, okra, potatoes
Pests : Aphids, flea beetles, slugs
Diseases : Yellows, clubroot, black root
Soil: Well-drained, rich humus, clay loam
Fertilizer: Heavy feeder
pH: 6.5–7.5
Varieties : Tokyo Giant, Wintertime, pe-tsai, Tender­
heart (special for small gardens)

Zones : 3–5

Planting : Seed ¼ inch deep, 10–12 weeks before fi rst

frost or midsummer for autumn

Germinate: 4–10 days

Rotation: Avoid following cabbage family

Edible: Leaves

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