How to Grow Bok Choy {Start to Finish}

I planted a flat of Toy Bok Choy seeds last week. Have you ever tried bok choy before?

We love to chop it up and add it to stir fry. My daughter likes the smaller variety of bok choy better better than the giant leave you typically find in the grocery stores so that’s why we grow the toy bok choy. It can be harder to find, and when you do it’s typically in  a specialty market and they want to charge an arm and a leg for it.

Here is how to be cool and grow your own.

Brief description:  Bok Choy is also called Chinese Cabbage.  It is a sweet, mild flavor.  Young leaves can be eaten in salads, or stems are great for stir-fries, etc.

Where to Plant Bok Choy:   Plant in raised beds, garden beds or containers.

Planting Seeds:   Sow outside 4-6 weeks before average last frost.  Plant seeds 1/4″-1/2″ deep and thin to one every 6″ when seedlings are 4″ tall.

Growing Tips:   Bok Choy is a cool weather crop.  It does best in loose soil.  Keep Bok Choy beds well-weeded.

How to Harvest:  Harvest young leaves as needed.  To harvest entire plant, cut the entire head even with the soil.

Preparation Tip:  Don’t wash Bok Choy until you are ready to eat it.  By not washing it, you can extend its fridge-life up to 6 days.

Are you ready to start your garden but you’re not sure when you should plant your seeds or set out your transplants? Head on over HERE and you’ll be taken to a handy dandy chart that is broken down into what vegetables should be planted {or transplanted} each month in your area.

Anyone can do this. Dirt + Seeds+ Water = Food!

~Mavis