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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I tried Michihili Chinese Cabbage this year. It germinated well, 
transplanted well, and now it is blooming.  It says that it matures in 
70 days, and low and behold it has been almost exactly 70 days.  The 
problem is that it has not headed up and it is not tall.  The plants are 
only about 8-10 inches tall and are open centered-they did not head.  I 
essentially have what looks like pak choi, which is growing next to it. 
 The pak choi looks great, although it is not very 'heady' either-more 
like stalks in unison, if that makes any sense at all.
I'm making a stir fry tonight so I will harvest a few 'heads' of cabbage 
for that, but I don't have a clue as to what I did wrong.  They were 
sown on Jan 28 indoors, transplanted outdoors into a raised bed on March 
4, and now, they are 'marture'.  Could the cold have stunted it the way 
broccoli makes button heads?  Could it have crossed with something?

http://www.evergreenseeds.com/semchincab.html
That picture is very long.  My cabbage looks nothing like that.

http://tinyurl.com/c3ll3h
The color and size are like this, but no head.


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