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I recently purchased a vegetable six pack and was told it was chinese cabbage. However on development of plant I can clearly see it is not cabbage. It looks like bean pods growing on it. The plant is light green with yellow flowers and small round leaves and about 1 foot tall. The pods are hanging near the top.

Help on this would be great
Thanks
Keith
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I'm no expert, but having googled for images for chinese cabbage flowering / running to seed - I think that might indeed be what you have. (links to more pictures below)



Chinese Cabbage - Brassica rapa - Outdoor Plants - Plant Encyclopedia Database at PlantCare.com
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dkimages - discover - food and drink - Cabbage

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Thanks for that

Those yellow flowers are from the brassica family, (Same as wallflowers).

So i would also say your plant is a brassica which has run to seed.

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Would agree with other replies. It is very hard to grow chineese veg in spring as they are very prone to going straight to seed. Try growing some now and you should have better results.

Ian

I grow a rather unusual brassica that has white Flowers! Cauliflower 9 star perennial

Sorry to hijack this thread but I notiiced this the other day and wondered if it was unique?

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Yes, chinese veg are better suited to cooler conditions - grow in spring or autumn, otherwise they go straight to seed (bolt) like yours has.

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Are radishes of the brassica family? They certainly have that sort of seed leaf. I think some of them flower white.

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It looks like edible rape, aka yu choy. Or possibly Chinese kale. Edible rape is grown for the flowers and flower stalks. Evergreen Seeds

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I was going to say it looks like the rape seed that the farmer up the road has been growing this year.

It is pak choi gone to seed. I collected the seeds and now I have lots of pak choi seeds! Pull out the plant and store them in a plastic bag in a warm place,when it is dry, shake the seeds out. voila!!!free pak choi seeds!

It looks like chinese cabbage which has bolted (run to seed). Try planting some in August Hoost. The oriental vegetables do better in spring and autumn. Mid summer they just bolt.
And welcome to the Vine Hoost.

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