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Sign up freeBrassica oleracea var. alboglabra
vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlChinese broccoli — eaten for thick stems, leaves, and tiny flower buds. Slightly bitter, robust flavour. Cool-season crop. Cut main stem for side shoots.
🐛 Prone to: Caterpillars, Aphids, Flea beetles.
Attract Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Rich, moist, slightly alkaline
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Gai Lan
