CR Alabama Chinese Cabbage (CR Alabama F1): Characteristics
CR Alabama chinese cabbage is an F1 hybrid chinese cabbage variety, also sold or known as CR Alabama F1 or Alabama Chinese cabbage. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from Allied Botanical (Condor brand).
If you came here looking for CR Alabama F1 or Alabama Chinese cabbage, this is the same chinese cabbage. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our chinese cabbage variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: vegetables in the Philippines.
- Type: F1 hybrid.
Key facts about CR Alabama chinese cabbage
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | Allied Botanical (Condor brand) |
| Also known as | CR Alabama F1, Alabama Chinese cabbage |
| Type | F1 hybrid |
| Days to harvest, per the seller | harvest 60 to 65 days after transplanting |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Days to harvest, by the seller's count: harvest 60 to 65 days after transplanting. No trial on record checks this figure yet, so treat it as the seller's own and compare with farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit chinese cabbage fields most often: bacterial soft rot, black rot of cabbage, cabbage webworm, clubroot, diamondback moth. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Days to harvest: Harvest 60 to 65 days after transplanting.
- Fruit: Head: barrel shaped heads.
- Season: All year.
- Where: Suited to the Cordillera, Dalaguete in Cebu and Lantapan in Bukidnon.
- Elevation: Highland.
- Rated intermediate against black rot, soft rot, white rust and clubroot.
- Tolerates bolting.
- High yielding.
These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual chinese cabbage on the same ground.
Where and when to plant CR Alabama chinese cabbage
Pechay Baguio heads best in cool places. In the lowlands, pick a heat tolerant hybrid and plant in the cool months. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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