The difference between Chinese cabbage and baby cabbage is: different properties, different colors, and different sowing times.
1. Different properties
1. Chinese cabbage: It is a leafy vegetable of the genus Brassica in the cruciferous family, usually referred to as cabbage.
2. Baby cabbage: Baby cabbage is a kind of pocket-sized cabbage. It belongs to the Brassica cabbage subspecies of the Brassicaceae family and is a semi-cold-resistant vegetable.
2. Different colors
1. Chinese cabbage: the midrib is white and very wide, with many thick lateral veins; the petioles are white, the flowers are bright yellow, 1.2-1.5 cm in diameter; the sepals are upright , light green to yellow.
2. Baby cabbage: its outer leaves are green, and the leaves are spherical. There are light yellow, golden yellow, white and orange varieties of bulbs.
3. Different sowing times
1. Chinese cabbage: Early-maturing varieties are generally sown in early or mid-August, and some are sown as early as late July. Medium-ripening varieties can be sown from late August to early September. Late maturing varieties are best sown in late August.
2. Baby cabbage: Generally, late March to early April is the best period for live broadcast in the open field. Seedling transplantation can generally be sown in early to mid-March.