Brassica rapa
The most popular open-pollinated Chinese cabbage (aka Napa cabbage) available! Sweet and crunchy, this all-purpose cabbage is excellent for fermenting, stir-frying, steaming, roasting, wrapping, oh the list goes on! Grows to 14" high with 4" diameter heads. Best sown in late summer for fall harvest, as it bolts easily as the weather warms up in summer.
Michihili chinese cabbage can be direct-sown in late summer in warm climates. Growers in cool regions can also start it indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost and transplant out after temperatures have warmed. Heads will be ready to harvest in about 70 days. 1.75 gram packet contains approximately 740 seeds.
