Beets like cold, cool and wet, and are resistant to high temperature, low temperature, fertilizer and salt. The optimum germination temperature is 18-25℃, and the daily average temperature is 14- 16℃. Low temperature and long sunshine promote flower bud differentiation. The pH value of soil should be neutral or weakly alkaline. Suitable for northern species. There is a leaf beet that can adapt to the climate in the south.

Plum vegetables are also called dried winter vegetables, dried pickles, dried mushrooms and dried plums. Location: Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Xiaoshan, Tongxiang and Huiyang, Guangdong. Zhejiang producers pickled with thin leaves or broad leaves sherry red. Guangdong producers pickled mustard varieties, but also pickled radish leaves or mustard leaves, but the quality is poor and bitter.