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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Other: spoon-shaped mild, sweet red-violet
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
Other info: F1 Hybrid. DS Spring / summer or late summer / early fall. Sow ¼ - ½" deep, Germinate 50-80°F, sow 1-2". apart & thin to 6-8". Re-sow every 2 weeks. Prefer fertile, well drained, moist soil.
Pollinators: Self
Bees

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Common names
  • Bok Choy
  • Pak Choi
Also sold as:
  • chingensai (Kitazawa # 443)

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2014-04-23
Location: Chicago Botanical Gardens
Date: 2013-05-19
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2014-04-07
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Apr 13, 2014 12:35 PM concerning plant:
    A very visually attractive pak choi. Growth pattern seems about the same as Mei Quing Choi at this time. Very vigorous from direct seeding.

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