How to Grow Napa Cabbage: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Brassica rapa var. pekinensis

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• When to Sow Napa Cabbage So It Heads Before the Cold
• Planting Out Napa Cabbage: Spacing, Soil and the First Two Weeks
• Why Napa Cabbage Will Not Form a Head, and How to Fix It
• Napa Cabbage Growing Schedule From Sowing to Harvest
• Napa Cabbage Pests and Problems: Flea Beetles, Slugs and Tip Burn
• How to Tell When Napa Cabbage Is Ready to Cut and How to Store It

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (39)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.