Pak Choi is a very vitamin-rich type of cabbage from China, which is becoming more and more popular here too. The cultivation proves to be quite easy and the care can also be mastered by every hobby gardener. Learn how to successfully grow pak choi in your garden below.

Pak Choi is delicious and easy to care for

When is pak choi planted?

Pak Choi can be brought forward indoors from April. The seeds are sown in seed trays and placed in a warm, bright location. It is important to ensure constant watering. From mid-May, the seedlings can be placed outdoors.
Alternatively, you can sow Pak Choi directly outdoors. Pak Choi is very sensitive to cold and should therefore only be sown when it is certain that no more frost is to be expected. Pak Choi is ready to harvest after five to eight weeks, so you can still sow it in June, July or even August.

Where is pak choi planted?

Pak Choi likes it warm and sunny. Choose a wind-protected location with humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil. Pak Choi is also suitable for keeping in buckets.

What planting distance must be observed?

When growing Pak Choi, a planting distance of about 25 to 30cm from one plant to the next should be maintained.

Pak Choi gets along well with these plant neighbours

When growing pak choi in the vegetable patch, it is important to pay attention to which plants it harmonizes well with and which not. Examples of good neighbors are beans, peas, endives, kohlrabi, spinach and tomatoes; however, it does not get along with other types of cabbage, radishes and radishes.

How to plant your Pak Choi step by step

  • Before planting your bok choy, dig up the soil to loosen the soil. - You can enrich nutrient-poor soil with some compost.
  • Since pak choi is very popular with snails, you can put snail rings or snail fences in the ground to protect them. Alternatively, spread a mixture of lime and sawdust around the plantlets.
  • Then put your plants in their place and water them well.

Pour the pak choi properly

Pak Choi likes it moist but - like most plants - dislikes waterlogging. Therefore, you should water regularly, but pay attention to adequate drainage, especially in pot cultures.

Fertilize pak choi

Treat your pak choi to a good portion of compost three weeks after planting. As a heavy feeder, Pak Choi needs sufficient nutrients to be able to grow well.

Harvest pak choi

Pak Choi can usually be harvested after two to two and a half months. The harvest therefore lasts from June to September, depending on the time of planting. Harvest the plant including the roots to keep it fresh longer. You can find more information about the correct harvesting and storage of your pak choi here.

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Vegetable garden