Packet of Bok Choy Fong San, Pak Choi, Pak and similar items

Buy 5 or more items and receive a 25% discount use coupon code: 25PERCENTOFF Pak Choi or Bok Choi is an Asian member of the cabbage family that has a delicious light, sweet flavour and crisp texture. It consists of long, thick, white stalks, topped by intensely blue-green leaves. China's most popular vegetable is used raw or cooked in Thailand from any stage from seedling to mature plant and can be used as a “cut and come again” vegetable. The flavour is sweet with a hint of mustard. It is used to enhance everything from soups to stir-fries and can be eaten young in salads or left to mature and used in stir fries. Pak choi goes well with the flavours of soy sauce, hot peppers, and toasted sesame oil. It is used in won ton soup and chow mein. Young flowering stems can be used like broccoli or as a substitute for spinach. Nutritionally, like most leafy green vegetables, it is a good source of iron. It is also high in vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium. Position: Pak Choi grows best in a sunny position in a fertile soil. It can be sown directly into open ground or can be planted into grow bags Sowing: Can be grown all year. Pak choi is a cool-season crop typically grown in autumn and early winter, though in warmer climates harvest can continue well into winter.These green stemmed varieties withstand adverse conditions than white stemmed forms. Some protection is required for winter harvesting. Phasing the sowing will extend the cropping period. Sow thinly, direct into finely raked, moist, weed free soil 6mm (0.25") deep in rows 30cm (12") apart. Thin the resulting seedlings, leaving the strongest, by degrees to a final spacing of 20cm (8") apart. Tending: It is important to water well in dry weather and to keep well weeded. Provide a weak liquid feed once a week. It needs to be grown quickly and the roots must be kept moist. Checks to growth, brought on by overcrowding or drought, will cause plants to bolt. Harvesting: Plants reach a stage for ’baby leaf’ harvest in 28 days and mature plants take around 50 days. Chop off enough of the base of the pak choi plant before washing so that stalks can be cleaned individually. Height: 30cm (12") Spread: 30cm (12”) Location: Full sun in moist fertile soil Time to Sow: All year round Days to Germinate: 6-10 days Days to Harvest: Baby leaf - 28 days. Mature plants - 50 days