Matsushima No.2 Napa Cabbage

Matsushima No.2 Napa Cabbage Heirloom Vegetable Seeds

Brassica rapa var. Pekinensis 
Listing is for 1 packet of minimum 25 seeds

Learn how to grow Napa cabbage from seed all the way to harvest with my YouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/bvZBdjPazeM

This variety of Napa cabbage forms a dense head very similar to those found at the grocery store. Leaves are green with centers that get lighter in color. Plant them 1 foot apart because they get very big. Plants form into a huge rosette shape with the head forming in the middle. You can harvest individual leaves or wait until the head is big enough for your liking to harvest the entire thing. Perfect for stir frys, adding into soups, or preserve by pickling or making kimchi.

I recommend to start seeds in 72 cell seed trays but they also do well if direct sown. Seedlings are transplanted into the garden once the root system fills the whole cell. At planting time, I add a nice handful of blood meal in each planting hole. Blood meal is organic and high in nitrogen. The resulting leaves are lush and deep dark green in color. I also sprinkle some organic granular fertilizer about 1 month later after being transplanted to give them a boost to grow large heads.

I have not experienced much pest issues if grown during the correct time of year which is fall thru spring. The only issue I have had was aphids start attacking them late in spring. I have found if I plant kale and nasturtiums all over my garden, the aphids will feast on them instead and leave my greens alone. So I use kale and nasturtiums as a trap crops. I have a Trap Crop seed collection if you want to grow more of the trap crops that I recommend and use in my garden.

Follow me on social media because I post a lot of information on how to grow the very same seeds available in my Etsy shop. Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok: jerrasgarden.

PLANTING
Germination: 3-10 days

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4” deep, barely press the seeds into the surface of the soil

Sowing: Can direct sow or start in seed trays. Typically grown in fall, winter, and spring.

Days to maturity: 80 days

Terms and conditions READ THIS PLEASE:
- Seeds will be shipped with no planting instructions to keep seed costs low to the buyer. Germination and plant care information is included in the description. I encourage each gardener to research specifics on how to be successful growing them. I also have lots of information on my TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channel all under the account name jerrasgarden. I started this shop to share my love of certain seed varieties and spread the knowledge of gardening. Please contact me if you cant find information or have additional questions.

- No returns or refunds once shipped. I am not responsible for lost or damaged packages caused by USPS. Since there are so many factors that affect germination and growing success, no refunds or exchanges are allowed once seeds have shipped. These are the same seeds I use in my personal garden so I can attest to their viability. Seeds are fresh season to season.

- Availability of seed in this shop varies depending on what I have decided to grow that season. With that said, please be advised that seeds are available in limited quantities. Once sold out they may or may not be available again.