My pak choi and other green salad leaves have bolted as well. I went away for 6 days, left OH in charge and loads of yellow flowers everywhere! I did sow them in trays so will get sum small cell/plug trays for next year if that will be better? I was leaving some flowers on to collect seed to sow for next year, so its not worth doing that?
Many people say not to sow Pak Choi in spring as it bolts. However, as you've found, even if it bolts it is tasty. I think bolted Pak Choi tastes like broccoli. There are bolt resistant forms such as Tat Soi from Real Seeds. Mine grew huge before bolting a few weeks ago. They were 30cm tall. Just sow every few weeks. They grow fine in modules. The big problem is insects. When planting out cover with fine netting. Pak Choi is high in glutamate which is why it tastes so nice. Chinese lettuce, which is also a cabbage, is lovely too.
MY PAC CHOI DOSENT LOOK LIKE WHAT I BUY IN THE SHOPS IT HAS LITTLE BUDS ON IVE NEVER GROWN IT BEFORE CANYOU FORWARN ME A PICTURE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE GROWING IVE NOT A CLUE TANKS
However if sown early in the year, or subjected to some difficult growing conditions (low temperatures, drought etc) it may 'bolt' i.e. send up a flowering spike, as here
It is still perfectly edible and great in a stir fry, as I've described in earlier posts.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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You can eat the flowers, stems and leaves
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My pak choi and other green salad leaves have bolted as well. I went away for 6 days, left OH in charge and loads of yellow flowers everywhere! I did sow them in trays so will get sum small cell/plug trays for next year if that will be better? I was leaving some flowers on to collect seed to sow for next year, so its not worth doing that?
I would cook and eat them and sow some more. You can get varieties that are less prone to bolting.
Oriental leaf-type veggies are also less likely to bolt if they're sown after the shortest day, so now is the ideal time.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many people say not to sow Pak Choi in spring as it bolts. However, as you've found, even if it bolts it is tasty. I think bolted Pak Choi tastes like broccoli. There are bolt resistant forms such as Tat Soi from Real Seeds. Mine grew huge before bolting a few weeks ago. They were 30cm tall. Just sow every few weeks. They grow fine in modules. The big problem is insects. When planting out cover with fine netting. Pak Choi is high in glutamate which is why it tastes so nice. Chinese lettuce, which is also a cabbage, is lovely too.
MY PAC CHOI DOSENT LOOK LIKE WHAT I BUY IN THE SHOPS IT HAS LITTLE BUDS ON IVE NEVER GROWN IT BEFORE CANYOU FORWARN ME A PICTURE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE GROWING IVE NOT A CLUE TANKS
Pac choi growing properly should look like this
However if sown early in the year, or subjected to some difficult growing conditions (low temperatures, drought etc) it may 'bolt' i.e. send up a flowering spike, as here
It is still perfectly edible and great in a stir fry, as I've described in earlier posts.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.