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Baby Leaf Chinese Cabbage (Toyko Bekana)

brassica

Growing reference
Spacing
baby leaf (4-6 seeds / in)
Trellis
no
Direct seed
Mar 18(-4 w)
Harvest
~3–4 weeks from sowing
Last fall harvest
Oct 15 – Nov 12(at frost to +4 w)
Succession
every 7-10 days
Water
1-2 per week
Seed shelf life
3–4 y
Lifecycle
annual
Seed source
Johnny's Selected Seeds

Tokyo Bekana-style. Sown dense and cut at 2-3 in tall for salad mix. Bolts fast in heat — short spring and fall windows in Zone 7.