Yukina Savoy Seeds | Crinkled Asian Greens

Grow Yukina Savoy seeds for large, dark-green leaves with a deeply crinkled texture and mild, slightly sweet flavor. This Brassica rapa Asian green forms an upright, tatsoi-style rosette with spoon-shaped leaves and pale-green stems. Harvest tender baby leaves for salads or grow larger leaves for stir-fries, soups, and quick cooked sides.

Pack options

Choose 100 seeds, 500 seeds, ¼ oz, 1 oz, 4 oz, or 1 lb. One cart quantity purchases one selected pack. Weight-based packs are sold by weight, not a guaranteed seed count. This listing is for seeds, not live plants or harvested greens.

Variety highlights

• Botanical name: Brassica rapa.
• Growth: upright leafy rosette rather than a tight cabbage head.
• Leaves: large, dark green, spoon-shaped, and heavily savoyed.
• Flavor: mild and slightly sweet, especially when harvested young.
• Harvest guide: approximately 25 days for baby leaves and 45 days for larger rosettes under favorable conditions.
• Season: best planned as a cool-season leafy vegetable.

Harvest timing varies with weather, light, spacing, and growing conditions. Yukina Savoy is described as relatively slow to bolt and tolerant of light frost, but prolonged cold exposure, increasing day length, and heat can still affect growth and flowering. It is not guaranteed to remain productive year-round in every climate.

When to sow

Sow in spring when soil is workable and local conditions favor steady growth, or in late summer for fall harvests. In mild-winter regions, additional cool-season sowings may be possible. Avoid relying on peak summer heat for the best leaf quality. Use small successive sowings to spread the harvest rather than planting the entire supply at once.

Sowing and spacing

• Sow approximately ¼–½ inch deep in fertile, well-drained soil or seed-starting mix.
• Keep evenly moist during germination without saturating the seedbed.
• Thin to approximately 8–12 inches apart for full rosettes.
• Grow more closely for baby leaves, while allowing airflow and thinning as needed.

Choose a sunny site; light afternoon shade can help in warmer conditions. If starting indoors, provide bright light and transplant young, well-rooted seedlings before they become crowded or root-bound. Harden off gradually and handle roots gently. Avoid prolonged chilling of young plants, which can encourage premature flowering.

Watering, feeding, and pest care

Maintain consistent moisture for tender leaf growth, especially during dry weather. Water at soil level where practical and keep the bed well drained. Feed according to a soil test or vegetable fertilizer label. Check leaf undersides for aphids and cabbage caterpillars, and watch seedlings for flea beetle damage. Secure insect netting can help protect young crops.

Container growing

Use a roomy container with drainage holes and well-drained potting mix. Space plants for the size you intend to harvest rather than crowding mature rosettes. Check moisture regularly because containers dry faster than garden beds, and provide appropriate feeding during active growth.

Harvesting for repeat picking

Begin harvesting when leaves reach the size and tenderness you prefer. Pick a few outer leaves at a time while leaving the central growing point intact for continued growth. Avoid stripping the plant. For a whole-rosette harvest, cut at the base when the plant reaches a useful size. Harvest in the cool part of the day and refrigerate promptly after picking.

Kitchen uses

• Young leaves in washed mixed-green salads.
• Quick stir-fries with garlic, ginger, and your preferred sauce.
• Soups, hot pots, noodle dishes, and grain bowls.
• Steamed, blanched, braised, or sautéed greens.

Flavor and tenderness vary with leaf age and growing conditions; older or stressed leaves can taste stronger. Wash harvested greens before use. Supplied planting seed is not intended for eating.