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vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlChinese flowering oilseed rape. Harvest tender flower stems for stir-fries. Mild sweet flavour. Very popular in Cantonese cuisine.
🐛 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.
Moist, fertile, well-draining
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Yu Choy Sum
