If you grow Beijing cabbage incorrectly, it will be bitter. We will tell you how to get a rich and tasty vegetable harvest.
Peculiarities
Cultivation of Beijing cabbage is carried out by seedling and seedless seed method. Beijing cabbage is a cold hardy plant.
Beijing cabbage develops very quickly, it takes from 60 to 80 days to form mature heads of cabbage. This allows you to get two crops per season. The second crop can be stored
Soil and light
"Beijing" loves loose soil, such as a 1:2 mixture of compost and coconut substrate. A mixture of equal volumes of peat and soddy soil is also suitable as a soil.
Beijing cabbage loves light, moisture and coolness.
Cabbage does not like shady places. As a rule, summer residents believe that it can be planted according to the residual principle - where it was necessary. But cabbage loves the light, otherwise the forks will be loose, with bitterness, the quality of the heads will be low.
How often do you need to water Chinese cabbage
Once a week, Beijing cabbage is abundantly watered with warm water. Culture responds well to top dressing.
Fertilizers
An unpleasant feature of Beijing cabbage is its high ability to accumulate nitrates. However, the problem is successfully solved with the help of foliar dressings. To do this, in the second half of the growing season, we work on a leaf with potassium monophosphate.
Do I need to trim the leaves of Chinese cabbage
In Beijing cabbage, the outer leaves are as tender as the whole head. Due to the accumulated nutrients in them, the growth and development of the plant occurs. Removal is important only if they have begun to fade or have rotted.
