Bok Choy

[Meadowlark]

Bok choy aka, pak choi or pok choi is a type of Chinese cabbage, which is delicious on the table. The Chinensis variety which I grow does not form heads and has green leaf blades. It has a flavor somewhere between spinach and water chestnuts but is slightly sweeter than both, with a mildly peppery flavor. They are a member of the family of Brassicaceae or Cruciferae, also commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family.

Each year I grow more and more fond of this wonderful plant. It is easy to start from seed even in hot weather. Those shown below were seeded in late August of this year in 100 deg. F and 100% humidity conditions which stifle most other veggies. It seems to prefer cool weather however, and these will provide table fare through November and another planting follows them. It absolutely thrives in my HK containers.

They are especially great in stir fry recipes and as a replacement for celery which I cannot grow here. It's fast becoming one of my favorite veggies.

 

[Avocado]

That looks beautiful. What’s a HK container?

 

[Meadowlark]

Sorry, that is my shorthand for "Hügelkultur containers" which I use extensively to grow veggies in especially fall veggies.

See the thread:

An experiment in Hugelkulture in containers

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[DirtMechanic]

How late of a planting could a southeastern planter expect a usable result from those enticing pictures?

 

[Meadowlark]

Bok Choy can tolerate temps in the upper 20s for brief duration. A hard freeze below 20 deg F will wipe them out.

 

[Siobhan]

once I’ve cut the leaves off I put them in a container of water for a couple of weeks and then pot them

 

[Meadowlark]

Interesting. I've had people tell me they would look great in a flower arrangement... but I prefer eating them.

 

[Siobhan]

Haha definitely better to eat!