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Chinese cabbage 'Vitimo'

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A compact, upright, annual vegetable with barrel heads. Each barrel head has attractive dark-green outer leaves and a contrasting yellow heart. Suitable for close planting in a raised bed or containers and is usually ready to harvest 55 days from sowing

Scientific classification

Species: Chinese cabbage 'Vitimo' (Brassica rapa 'Vitimo')
Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae

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Toxicity: Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Chinese cabbage 'Vitimo'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Chinese cabbage 'Vitimo'

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Chinese cabbage 'Vitimo' care guide

Keep soil consistently moist for steady leafy growth without drought stress
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Keep soil consistently moist for steady leafy growth without drought stress

Fertilizing

Nitrogen-rich vegetable feed every two to three weeks in active growth

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Growing

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun. Sow indoors between May-July or direct sow into a well prepared seedbed. Direct sow at a depth of 1cm with 30cm between rows, thin out later to 30cm between each plant when large enough to handle. Sow indoors in trays of free draining seed compost and lightly cover with vermiculite and place in a propagator at 20-25C until germination. Once germinated grow in cooler conditions, transplant when the seedlings have 2-3 true leaves, harden off for 7-10 days before planting in final position. See Vegetable Cultivation

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