Growing in Bridgetown

Best time to plant chinese cabbage in Bridgetown

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Also called Wombok, Napa cabbage, Celery cabbage, Hakusai, Baechu

Sow chinese cabbage in Bridgetown in Aug to Mar.

Chinese cabbage, widely called wombok in Australia, is a leaf vegetable that began near Beijing and is now common across East Asian cooking. Its Mandarin name means 'big white vegetable', setting it apart from the smaller bok choy. Crops are now raised well beyond Asia, including in Australia.

When to sow in Bridgetown

Bridgetown, WA is in the cool zone. Its months for chinese cabbage apply here without a frost adjustment.

Matches local guides.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Bridgetown

Frost usually arrives in Bridgetown around early May and finishes by late October. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early April or as late as early December, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Sow directly or raise seedlings
Sowing depth
12mm
Plant spacing
45cm
Row spacing
45cm
Height
45cm
Germination
About 14 days
Time to harvest
91 days from sowing
Frost
Hardy, takes a light frost
Sun
Full sun
Life cycle
annual

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

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