When should I plant Tatsoi?

Sow seed indoors 6–4 weeks before your last spring frost. Move seedlings into the garden 1–3 weeks before your last spring frost. Sow seed straight into the ground from 4 weeks before to 1 weeks after your last spring frost. For a fall crop, sow 9–6 weeks before your first fall frost.

How far apart do I plant Tatsoi?

Space Tatsoi about 6″ apart. It grows best in part sun.

What grows well with Tatsoi?

Good companions for Tatsoi include Mizuna, Lettuce, Carrot, Onion, Beet. Keep it away from Strawberry.

What zones does Tatsoi grow in?

Tatsoi is suited to USDA zones 3–10 and takes ~45 days to harvest.

How to grow Tatsoi (Brassica rapa var. narinosa)

Glossy dark spoon-shaped leaves in a low rosette; sweet and tender, a star of the cold-season bed.

Quick tip

Forms a flat rosette of spoon leaves; one of the most cold-hardy greens - it shrugs off hard frost.

⛅ Part sun↔ 6″ apartZones 3–10⏳ ~45d

When to plant Tatsoi

Start indoorsSow seed indoors 6–4 weeks before your last spring frost.
Transplant outMove seedlings into the garden 1–3 weeks before your last spring frost.
Direct sowSow seed straight into the ground from 4 weeks before to 1 weeks after your last spring frost.
Fall sowingFor a fall crop, sow 9–6 weeks before your first fall frost.

At a glance

Botanical name

Brassica rapa var. narinosa

Companion planting

Plant near

Keep apart from

Strawberry

🌱 A cold-hardy rosette brassica; tucks between roots and other greens in the cool bed.

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