Chinese Broccoli Gai lan (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) seeds

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Chinese Broccoli Gai lan (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) seeds

The leaves and pulpy leaf stalks of this cabbage variety are used a lot in Chinese cuisine.
Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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Chinese broccoli is a leaf vegetable with thick, flat, leaves and thick stems with flower heads smaller than "normal" broccoli. Its flavor is stronger than broccoli and slightly more bitter. Gai lan is widely used in Chinese Vietnamese and Thai cuisine, boiled steamed or stir-fried.

Seed package with 100 Kailan broccoli seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual
Flowering months:	June July
Flower colour:	Yellow
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Brassicaceae

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
When to sow outdoors:	April May June
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
Planting distance:	30 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun

The plants can be sown in April or started indoors. Indoor plants are planted out from the end of May. The distance between individual broccoli plants should be about 30 cm. Harvest the flowers before they open.
Picture source: Kowloonese at the English language Wikipedia [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons