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bok choy Bok Choy Brassica rapa chinensis

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

Bok Choy has been planted 28 times by Growstuff members.

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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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

9 weeks

First harvest expected

14 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

22 weeks after planting

Height

20cm

Spread

20cm

Row Spacing

15cm

Growing Degree Days

50

Companions

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Photos

Bok choy crops

Bok choy plantings

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Bok choy harvests

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Bok choy seeds

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Sunniness

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Crop Map

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What people are saying about bok choy

Recent rains

by sesmith,

The garden (not just the edible portion but the lot of it) has really been exploding recently thanks to the rain and my seedlings are starting to look like identifiable seedlings instead of teeny tiny leaves. Took some photos today and they're up on Flickr. We're got the [golden beets](http://www…

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