Pak Choi

The Child likes Pak Choi very much so now I have several pots of good size seedlings in the greenhouse. The germination rate is apparently around 200%

What do I do now?

Once the first round of Radishes is gone in about a month, there will be some room in the raised bed. I can also grow them in pots in the greenhouse or outside.

What kind of spacing do they need? How quickly will they be eating ready?


Thanks!

 

Not something I have grown. But I think its mostly easy.

 

You'll find it will rise to flower very quickly this time of year. Try sowing it again in July/august and it'll be less likely to bolt. You can also sow it early September to plant in a greenhouse over winter.

If you want to harvest it for individual leaves you can plant them 9 inches apart. If you want heads of it plant a foot apart. They won't stand like cabbages will, you will need too pick them asap

 

As @Hanglow says, probably going to run to seed. Young flower stems are edible. Suggest you plunge pots in a sheltered corner, harvest odd leaves early, use young flower stems and resow after July 25th. Next year sow week 4 (Jan 21st) for chance of early crop. Mine sown then is just about finished/in bloom.Young plants are frost hardy down to -2 deg C

 

We have grown pak choi for many years in our tunnel. Usually I sow in pots and then transplant out into the beds of the tunnel. Have never grown them solely in pots. This year just sowed directly. They are bulking up well and as others have said you can eat the flowering stems as well. They are also abled to be cooked and frozen if you have a glut.

 

Thanks all, very helpful! Now I know what to expect.

The seedlings are very pretty with various shades of green and even purple. I might bring some indoors to pick into salads.

 

Yes do @Selleri we also pick the young leaves for salads.