Also known as Chinese Broccoli or Chinese Kale, Gailan is a leafy stem vegetable harvested whole just as the small flower heads start to form
Tastes great in a stir fry or lightly steamed as you would beans or asparagus but can also be eaten raw. Easy to grow even through summer. Make successive sowings every 2-3 weeks. Matures 30 days from transplant
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
INTENSIVE SPACING: 2 rows per bed spaced every 45cm on the row
PAPERPOT TRANSPLANTER: Use LP303-15 paperchains and remove every second seedling at nursery stage. Transplant after temperatures average above minimum 10C.
CULTURE: Sow from early spring through midsummer. May be sown into late autumn in mild climates or when overwintering in a high tunnel or other protected structure. For full-size bunching: sow 15 seeds/, 6mm deep in rows 30-45cm apart. Most varieties do not require thinning; see individual product descriptions for varieties that do.
SUCCESSION PLANTING: Sowing every 7-10 days will provide a continuous harvest of both budding/cutting and heading types.
INSECT PESTS: Flea beetles are best controlled by covering with floating row covers from the day of sowing.
HARVEST: Budding/cutting types (choi sum and gailan): harvest when the buds are just mature, or a few are just blooming. Multiple harvests are possible for these types. Heading types (celtuce, Chinese cabbage, and komatsuna): may be harvested from medium to full-size, depending on local market preferences. These types are suitable for single harvests.
AVG. SEEDING RATE: For bunching: 30g/250m, 500g./4km at above spacing.
