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Bilko Cabbage

Bilko Cabbage

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Common Name(s)
Organic Napa Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs)
Watering
Keep moist
Max Height
1'–2'
Max Spread
12"-18"
Special Features
Edible
Fruiting Season
Spring, Fall
Lifespan
Annual
Foliage Color
Green
Genus
Brassica
Family
Brassicaceae
Ship Size
2"

Bilko Cabbage is a certified organic live 2-inch starter plant of a napa type that builds tall, football-shaped heads about a foot long, wrapped in overlapping golden-green leaves that are crisp at the rib and tissue-thin at the edge.

The flavor is mild and frankly sweet — no sulfur, no bite — which is why it works raw in a slaw as readily as it does braised, folded into dumplings, or packed into kimchi. It is slow to bolt and carries better disease resistance than most napa cabbages, so it holds in the ground while you decide what to do with it. Figure about 65 days from transplant.

Fun fact: napa cabbage is not the same species as round green cabbage. It sits in Brassica rapa alongside turnips and bok choy — a close cousin of the cabbage, separately domesticated.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • Water: Keep moist
  • Mature Size: 1'–2' tall × 12"-18" wide
  • Harvest Season: Spring, Fall
  • Lifespan: Annual
  • Hardiness Zones: 2–11
  • Resistance: Disease Resistant (General), Pest Resistant (General)

Certified organic, guaranteed to arrive healthy or we replace it free.