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The standard pak choi is juicy, crisp and ... " (more)fast-maturing - a welcome green leaf in any winter kitchen garden.
*Recommended varieties:* Sally Smith, expert horticulturist at Garden Organic recommends China Choi: "A really good, strong flavour with good resistance to bolting and fast growth."
*Sowing and planting:* Opt for green-stemmed cultivars - these are generally tastier than white-stemmed varieties. Pak choi is a versatile plant that can be cultivated as a cut-and-come-again (CCA) crop or harvested as a mature plant. CCA seedlings can be sown from April if you use bolt-resistant cultivars. Broadcast seeds in situ as soon as the soil is workable (early crops should be sown under cloches) and continue sowing until late summer. For a headed crop harvested whole, sow in situ from early to late summer. Space 15cm apart for small varieties, 20cm apart for medium-size and 35cm apart for large.
*Cultivation:* Pak choi has shallow roots so needs watering little and often in dry spells rather than drenching.
*Pests and diseases:* Sadly susceptible to the entire barrage of brassica ailments: flea beetle, aphids, cabbage whitefly, caterpillars, root fly, slugs, snails and birds. Thankfully, though, this brassica doesn't hang about, so don't be put off growing.
*Harvesting:* A CCA crop can be harvested at any stage from 4-13cm high. Depending on growing conditions, this could be within three weeks of sowing. Two or three further cuts should be possible. A headed crop (often ready after six weeks) can be lifted entirely or cut 2.5cm above ground level and left to resprout.
*Storage:* Less likely to go limp than lettuce, though not as firm as a good hearting cabbage, pak choi is best kept cool and eaten within a week.
*Extending the season:* For a late crop sow 13cm apart in situ and transplant under cover at the beginning of October. Your crop should remain productive until December.
*Growing without a veg plot:* Shallow-rooting pak choi is ideal for container growing."