Pak Choi can be grown on the windowsill from April, but direct sowing outdoors is also possible. Find out what needs to be considered when sowing and how to properly care for your young Pak Choi.
Pak Choi germinates after two to seven days
Sow the pak choi
You can sow Pak Choi as early as the beginning of April. All you need is the seed, vegetable or propagation soil and propagation tray. Alternatively, you can also use egg cartons for breeding.
Fill the trays with soil and plant the pak choi seeds 5mm to 1cm deep in the soil. Gently press and water the substrate so that it is damp but not floating.
Then place your bowls in a warm, bright place. 16 to 18 degrees are ideal for germination.
Pak Choi sprouts
Pak Choi can germinate after just two days. After a week at the latest you should be able to see the small seedlings. Especially in this phase, make sure that the substrate never dries out.
Prick the pak choi
When the plants have reached a height of about five centimetres, you should prick them out. Of course, this is only necessary if you have sown several seeds in a bowl. So that the plants do not prevent each other from growing, carefully separate the individual plantlets from each other. To do this, proceed as follows:
- Loosen the soil around the plants with a long object, e.g. a blunt knife or a stick.
- Then gently pull on the plants you want to get out.
- Loosen the soil further with the knife and pull the plants out of the container in such a way that you do not damage the delicate roots.
- Then place the plants in a new planter so that they all have enough space to grow.
Plant out the bok choy
After the ice saints, you can plant your pak choi outdoors. If you have a lot of snails in the garden, it makes sense to put snail fences or rings, because snails like bok choy at least as much as you do.
When planting out, keep a planting distance of at least 25 cm from one plant to the next.
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Alternatively, you can also sow your Pak Choi directly outdoors, but only from mid-May.