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Bok Choy belongs to the Brassica vegetable genus, which includes cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radishes, broccoli, and mustard greens.
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It is rich in fiber, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and many other vitamins and minerals, making it a delicious and healthy addition to your meals (and your garden).
Flowers and harvest
I posted a picture on Instagram and received several questions about flowering bok choy. Mostly about what you can do to prevent them from bolting, and when it’s time to harvest bok choy.
The bok choy will wilt because it wants to make sure it has time to spread its seeds (this happens after flowering.) The plant is stressed when it is warm, dry and in plenty of sun out and this is when you will start to notice buds on your bok party. When this happens, there is really only one thing you can do: eat it. The only way to prevent the bok choy from bolting is to first create a good environment for your bok choy, for example by planting the seeds early and watering them regularly.
What You Will Learn
- What is Bok Choy?
- Cultivation and History
- Propagation
- How to Grow
- Growing Tips
- Harvest
- Conservation
- Cooking Ideas
- Quick Reference Growing Guide
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and Disease
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Like its cousins, gai lan and choy sum, pak choy is usually a cold season crop. We recommend growing it in early spring or early autumn. Since it is a fast growing vegetable, you can even enjoy two crops of pak choy per year.
It can be placed outdoors when the temperature remains consistently above 50 °F (10 °C). Pak choy can tolerate light frost, but it is best to avoid growing it in frigid temperatures, as this will cause the plants to bolt.
Water and Moisture
A fast grower, bok choy needs a good amount of water to stay healthy. Try to give it at least an inch of water per week, making sure the soil doesn’t really dry out because it has shallow roots. Water in the morning so that any moisture that gets on the leaves has a chance to evaporate before disease growth is encouraged.
If possible, try to water your Chinese cabbage at the base of the plant, on a drip line if possible. During the cool season, you may need to water less. Monitor the soil moisture level to determine if it is moist enough to skip water.
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