Plant Care Annual Bastardcabbage

Annual Bastardcabbage

Also known as

Bastard Cabbage, ball-turnip, bastard-cabbage, common giant mustard and giant mustard

Taxonomy

Rapistrum rugosum
Rapistrum
Brassicaceae
Brassicales

How to care for Annual Bastardcabbage

Water

How often to water your Annual Bastardcabbage

Water needs for Annual Bastardcabbage
0.5 cups
every 9

Annual Bastardcabbage needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
Light

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Finding light for Annual Bastardcabbage in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Annual Bastardcabbage: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Annual Bastardcabbage may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

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Nutrients

How to fertilize Annual Bastardcabbage

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Annual Bastardcabbage: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Annual Bastardcabbage after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Annual Bastardcabbage

Annual Bastardcabbage

Annual Bastardcabbage


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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