Best Growing and Caring Technique of Bok Choy Full Guideline

Bok choy is a member of the Brassicaceae family, categorized as cruciferous for its “cross-shaped” flowers. It’s, also known as chinese cabbage, is a cool-season biennial vegetable. Other common names include pak choi, pok choi and chinese cabbage. Baby bok choy is harvested when the plant is younger, giving it a tender and sweeter taste. In this article, we will be able to know about the growing process of bok choy.

Growing Technique

Bok choy is a fairly fast-growing vegetable usually planted from seeds either directly into the garden immediately. In hot climates, planting in a spot with morning sun and afternoon shade helps to delay bolting. It will send up flower stalks if the weather is too warm or if exposed to temperatures below 50 degrees when young. Work a generous amount of compost into the soil before planting. Leave space for succession plantings to extend your harvest. Seeds should be planted 1/2 inch apart about 1/4 inch deep.

For spring plantings, start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before your last spring frost date. Count backward 50 days from your first frost and direct seed for fall harvests. While it grows well in full sunshine, it will also grow well in partial sun, about 3-5 hours daily.

Caring Technique

It typically needs about six hours of direct sun each day. You’ll need well-draining soil enriched with organic matter. Bok choy will grow in a soil pH from 6.0 to 7.5, although something in the pH 6.5 to 7.0 range is best. Bok choy needs fairly moist but never soggy soil conditions. Drought can cause it to bolt to seed too early. The best rule of thumb is to give it 1 inch of water in a week so the soil remains moist between waterings.

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