Cabbage is a summer and fall vegetable that can be planted in the spring and will be available by early summer.

Cabbage matures in April each spring and will be available in large quantities from May to July.

When the plant grows to 35cm in about 35-45 days after planting, it can be harvested, and 1-time harvesting can be done when the plant is 20-35cm tall.

One, the season of cabbage is a few months

1, the season of cabbage is in April or October, its origin is in East Asia, in China's central and southern provinces have cabbage planting, but in the northern region is rare.

2, cabbage is a summer and fall season vegetables, usually planted in the spring, to the beginning of summer can be picked on the market. Hollow cabbage is generally mature in the spring of each year around April, to the May-July time will be a large number of market, at the same time, hollow cabbage heat resistance is very strong, not cold, it is the summer seasonal vegetables.

3, hollow cabbage is generally sown after 35-45 days or so, when the plant grows to 35cm high can be harvested; if it is a 1-time harvest, can be harvested when the plant height reaches 20-35cm, a one-time harvest market; if it is a multiple harvest, can be in the plant height of 12-15cm when the seedling, between the out of the seedling can be marketed; when the plant height of 18-21cm, can be combined with the seedling plucked between the market The seedlings left behind can be harvested many times to market.

Second, how to pick the cabbage

1, look at the appearance

(1) select the cabbage to choose a complete, no roots, yellow leaves or broken, generally the greener the leaves of the cabbage on behalf of the fresher, the wider the leaf represents the more tender.

(2) Also look for yellow spots on the cabbages, and whether the leaves are decayed, wilted or bitten by insects.

2, check the root stem

(1) stem tube small greenish cabbage taste very tender, stem tube thick white cabbage taste will be very hard and crispy.

(2) Be sure to choose the smaller rootstock so that it tastes better, and also pay attention to whether the incision at the bottom of the stem tube is rotten or discolored.

3, smell

(1) picking can be close to smell the smell of cabbage, to prevent pesticide residues.

(2) If the odor is too heavy, it is likely to be just sprayed on the market soon, this cabbage should not be purchased.