Pak Choi
Brassica rapa var. chinensis
Asian vegetable, similar to Chinese cabbage. It makes wide, white stems with big, round, dark green leaves. It grows up to 50 cm.
Asian vegetables (brassica) is sown and cut as a salad that is cut. It can also make rosettes. The plants are resistant to cold, therefore they are sown in late summer or autumn and harvested throughout the winter. It is suitable for cultivation in greenhouses or outside.
They can be used fresh in salads or sandwiches, or they can be cooked like spinach. The taste is similar to Chinese cabbage.
Sowing time
VII-XI/II-III
Planting time
VIII-IX
Harvest time
XI-IV
Distance between plants/rows
30x30
Overwintering
Yes
No. of seeds in 1g
250-300
Amount of seeds in standard packet
for 80-100 plants
Optimum temperature for germination
12-20°C
Seeding rate per acre (100m2)
2-4g
Needs watering
No
Origin
EU
Goes well with
chard, beans, peas, eggplant, kohlrabi, carrot, potato, cucumber, bell pepper, tomato, leek, beetroot, radish, turnip, lettuce, spinach, celery, camomile, mint, caraway, dill, coriander, borage, sage, thyme, wormwood
Doesn't go well with
onion, garlic, strawberries, mustard