This is a great idea for you all! How to Re-Grow Bok Choy. Bok Choy, sometimes called pak choi, bok choi, and pak choy, depending on where in the world you live, is a beautiful vegetable used primarily in Chinese cuisine, although it is often used in enough Western dishes these days. It is a beautiful vegetable, high in vitamins and very quick and easy to cook with. Often, if you don’t live in Asia, it can be an expensive vegetable to buy, so this is a great way to get more money! Normally, you would cut off the tire and throw it away or add it to your compost heap. Well, not anymore! Here, I have two bok choi growing. the photos you see are still in their early stages, they are 1 week old, so be sure to check back in a few weeks and I will update this guide with another photo to show you how fast they grow. I kept them out in the garden as it is late Spring now. If you want this in the colder months, then of course I recommend you grow them inside on the windowsill. So let’s see how you can save some money and enjoy growing your own buck party!
Varieties of Bok Choy TO Try
While that post contains a Glossary of Ingredients, let’s talk about four different varieties, big bok choy, Shanghai green baby bok choy, dwarf bok choy, and “small” bok choy, we are going to focus this post on the green and dwarf Shanghai varieties.
These varieties are smaller and more versatile for cooking, and the seeds are relatively easy to find online. These are also the two types that we use the most in our kitchen. They are the ones worth growing in our opinion!
Growing Bok Choy Microgreens
Growing bok choy microgreens is actually really easy. Just add regular soil to a shallow tank with holes in the bottom. Then, spread the seeds on top of the soil and use a little more to cover the seeds. Place the tank inside another tank filled with water, so that the soil can absorb water below. After that, you just put the tank in a window under a grow light.
Quick Care Guide
Growing bok choy in the home garden is relatively simple. Source: smajee Common Name(s) Bok choy, pak choi, Chinese cabbage, bok choiScientific NameBrassica rapa var. chinensis Days to Harvest30-60 depending on the varietyLight4 hours at least; full sun during fall, partial sun during spring Water: 1 in. per week well-drained soilSoilFertilizerNPK fertilizer or slightly higher in nitrogenPestsSlugs, aphids, vegetable weevils, flea beetles, cabbage loopersMildew brown disease, Alternaria leaf spot
vegetables, yes bok choy is a wonderful addition to the garden from fall to spring. It does well when grown from seed or transplanted, making it flexible to your growing zone.
– Size and height
Although sum choy and bok choy are related, there are some distinct differences between these two vegetables. Choy sum is a smaller plant with thin stems and medium-sized leaves, and is quite similar in appearance to broccoli rabe and gai lan. Meanwhile, bok choy is a much taller plant, reaching up to 18 inches (45 cm) in length, with slightly ruffled leaves and iconic thick white stems.
However, some types of sum choy can look very similar to bok choy. For example, sum white choy has thick, fleshy white stems that can grow quite tall, and like bok choy, it is also picked before the flowers begin to grow. The easiest way to tell them apart is the taste.
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