Gai Lan

Growing from seed

Start Gai Lan indoors about 6 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Gai Lan
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Chaytor's Lavender
  • ❧Gai Lan draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
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  Hairy Vetch
  

  Hairy VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybirds and more, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Gai Lan
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Gai Lan feeds on
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Hairy Vetch
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Gai Lan
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Maypop
  • ❧Gai Lan draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both

How to grow Gai Lan

1. Sow6 weeks before frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 45 cm · Soil: Rich, moist, slightly alkaline