Matsushima Nappa Cabbage

SKU: NX1CAB55
$3.50
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I was astounded at how easy these were to grow, and how high-quality the heads were. My favorite fall vegetable, and for crunchy, juicy, mild salads all winter. Of course, if you like to ferment things, this is the classic kim-chee cabbage. You can see in the picture that they had a nice shape--what you can't see is how heavy and tight they were. So much for that rumor that open-pollinated Nappa is hard to grow. Not at all. The secret is to grow it in the fall and very early spring. Once the days get past the equinox, it gets harder to get it to head up--like spinach, it is very day-length-sensitive. Although it's nice as a looser head too. 80 seeds