Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Days to harvest: 45

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12-16 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Pollinators: Self
Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Bok Choy
  • Pak Choi
  • Celery Mustard
  • Chinese Chard
  • Chinese Cabbage
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
  • Synonym: Brassica rapa var. chinensis

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-05-02
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2021-04-10
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-04-17
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-05-03
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Apr 17, 2018 12:29 PM concerning plant:
    Similar to Mei Quing Choi in size and growing habit. It is a bit more vigorous and darker shade of green. Does well here.

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