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Grow the product sold as Chinese Michilli as an upright Michihili-type Chinese cabbage, with crisp leaves, broad pale midribs and a delicate sweetness for raw or quickly cooked dishes.
Grow Guide: How to grow Michihili-type Chinese cabbage from seed in South Africa.
Quick Grow Facts
Plant Type: Vegetable
Scientific Name: Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group
Crop Type: Upright Michihili-type Chinese cabbage; not head cabbage
Seed Form: Raw seed
General Sowing Time: Cool-season regional windows; avoid a blanket national year-round promise
Position: Full sun; protect establishing seedlings from extreme afternoon heat
Sow Depth: 4 mm
Light: Cover seed; provide bright light after emergence
Pretreatment: None specified on the current packet; sow as supplied
Spacing: 30 cm between plants x 45-60 cm between rows
Germination: 7-14 days at 15-20 °C
Harvest: Packet planning guide 80-90 days; cut when the upright head is full and crisp before bolting
Why Grow This Variety
- Its crisp texture brings a fresh bite to light meals.
- A subtle sweetness gives this Chinese cabbage its delicate flavour.
- The tall cylindrical growth form produces an outcome distinct from round or pointed head cabbage.
Garden Uses
Prepare Chinese Michilli as a light coleslaw or slice it into a quick stir-fry.
Growing Notes
- Grow during a cool, steady regional window; heat, drought or a cold check followed by warmth can cause bolting.
- Sow 4 mm deep, keep evenly moist and give seedlings bright light after emergence.
- Space upright plants 30 cm apart with 45-60 cm between rows; do not apply head-cabbage spacing by default.
- Harden seedlings gently and transplant without checking growth.
- Raw describes seed form, not treatment status. Do not use seed for sprouts or microgreens unless the physical packet received explicitly confirms untreated food-sprouting suitability.
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