Tatsoi
Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late February to late March, sow outside late March to early June, plant out late March to mid-April, and harvest mid-April to late December.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late February to late March
- Sow outdoors
- late March to early Juneearly August to late September
- Plant out
- late March to mid-April
- Harvest
- mid-April to late December
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 20 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 25 to 50 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 15 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -10 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 4 weeks
Growing tip
Best sown in late summer, as spring sowings bolt quickly; pick outer leaves or cut whole rosettes.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For tatsoi, we used:
Grow tatsoi with VegLog
Add tatsoi to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
