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Tatsoi in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Brassica rapa var rosularis

 

Tatsoi

'Tatsoi' is a popular oriental vegetable, that grows as a compact rosette of leaves that have a mild taste for salads, stir fries etc. It is fast-growing, and easy to grow

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plant Features
  • Tatsoi likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Tatsoi likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Tatsoi is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Tatsoi likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Tatsoi

Latin name

Brassica rapa var rosularis

type

Vegetable

family

Brassicaceae

ph

5.5 - 6.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Tatsoi likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Tatsoi is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Tatsoi likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Tatsoi likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Tatsoi is 0.08meters x 0.20meters 0.08 M 0.20 M

Brassica rapa var rosularis

'Tatsoi' is a popular oriental vegetable, that grows as a compact rosette of leaves that have a mild taste for salads, stir fries etc. It is fast-growing, and easy to grow


Propagating by seed

From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer

Sow seeds in a good seed compost from early spring to mid-summer. Seeds should germinate in 2 or 3 days if kept moist and covered. For continual cropping, sow seeds at weekly intervals. They will be ready to thin and plant out once the seedlings have produced a second pair of leaves.

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer

Seedlings will be ready to plant out once they have a second pair of leaves. Plant them into a rich compost, ideally into a veg trug or into large pots that can easily be protected from slugs. Plant two or three seedlings in each pot or, space them out 8 inches apart in a trug. Leave them in partial shade having watered them well. For continual cropping, plant seedlings at least a week apart through to mid-summer.

 
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