PlantsVegetables & Roots
Bok Choy
Brassica rapa
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Fast fall or spring green
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Heads May or Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow or transplant.
- When to plant
- Sow April, or late July for fall. Baby types finish in about 40 days.
In the design
Flea beetles hole the leaves in April. A row cover is the fix.
If you eat it
Leaves and stems
Wash.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
