Michihili
Variety
Michihili
Approved Data
created by Elena at 30.01.2021
Seed packet
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
1ST YEAR
2ND YEAR
Description
Old known variety. Approx. 1-1.2 kg in weight. Medium green, narrow-oval to slender-elongated heads. Spicy-hearty taste. Popular. Good for post-cultivation. Germination after 6-10 days at 18-20°C/64-68°F. (Can also be sown in spring).
Non hybrid
Frostproof
Growing tips
Needs a lot of nutrients, keep moist. Keep free of weeds. Use mixed crops to protect against pests. Use crop protection netting if necessary. Keep crop rotation. Tolerates light frost. In case of permanent ground frost, store cabbages with root balls in the cellar in a box with moist sand. Alkaline, chalky soil protects against cabbage hernia.
Details
Light requirement
Semi-shaded
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
30 cm
Row spacing
40 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Carrots
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chard
Coriander / Cilantro
Dill
Leeks
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Puntarelle / Cicoria di catalogna / Cicoria asparago)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Pea
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Arugula / Rocket
Broccoli
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Cauliflower
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Chives
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garlic
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lovage
Marjoram
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Mustard
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Pak Choi
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Turnip
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Diseases
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Root Rot
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Club root of cabbage
Pests
Cutworms
Land snails
Aphids
Cabbage white
Flea beetles
Cabbage fly
Nematodes
White fly
