Bok Choy Shanghai – Northern Wildflowers
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
- Full Sun
- 45 Days
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Approx. 500 seeds
- Open Pollinated
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Up to 6″ tall
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90% Germination Rate (2023 test)
This is a lovely little vase-shaped bok choy. Early, mild and tender with medium-green leaves on pale-green, spoon-shaped stalks. This variety was bred to tolerate heat, rain, cold, and dampness. Great variety for early spring and late summer plantings in mild-winter areas. Harvest when 6″ tall. Seed from a small organic farm in Quebec.
Companions: Dill, Rosemary, Sage
Growing Instructions:
Germinates best at 24°C in moist soil.
Plant Spacing : Baby: Thin to 2-4” apart. Mature: 4-6” apart, Row Spacing: Baby: 2-3” apart. Mature: 12-18” apart
From Transplant: Sow seed ¼” deep indoors 2-4 weeks before last frost. Air temperature for healthy seedling growth after germination is 16-21°C. Harden off plants prior to planting out. Plant outdoors when risk of hard frost has passed.
Direct Seed: Once soil can be worked in the spring.
