bok choy Bok Choy

Brassica rapa chinensis WD
Also known as chinese cabbage (en)

A variety of chinese cabbage

How to sow bok choy: Direct seed outdoors, or sow indoors and harden off before transplanting

Sun requirement for bok choy: Plant in Full Sun

A type of Chinese cabbage that does not form a head. It has smooth, dark or light green leaf blades and crisp white stalks that form a cluster similar to mustard greens or celery. It is often harvested while still small and tender, when it is around 10cm high. Winter hardy. Row spacing depends on desired harvest size.

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plantings
5
harvests
6
seed packets

Growing bok choy

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

12 weeks

First harvest expected

16 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

19 weeks after planting

Height

20cm

Spread

20cm

Row Spacing

15cm

Growing Degree Days

50

Grown for

whole plant harvested 3 times

How members grow bok choy

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Bok choy harvests

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  • Update
    6 days ago
    Median lifespan
    78 -> 87
  • Update
    14 days ago
    Median lifespan
    70 -> 78
  • Update
    about 1 month ago
    Median days to last harvest
    153 -> 131
  • Update
    about 1 month ago
    Median days to first harvest
    96 -> 109
  • Update
    8 months ago
    Median lifespan
    66 -> 70
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