And we continue the article entitled Cabbage Pak Choi: Cultivation, Varieties (Part 1). So, let’s continue where we left off!
Maintenance
In order for the leaves and petioles Pak Choi turned juicy and tender, it is necessary to provide regular watering. In this case, you need to stick to the Golden mean: the soil under the plants should always be in a moderately moist state. With frequent drying of the soil in the garden, the Chinese woman will grow rough and tasteless, and on the waterlogged site can rot.
If you before planting the soil on the bed with humus and mineral fertilizers, then there will be no need to feed the precocious plants. On poor soil for more lush outlets need to spend 1-2 feeding, preferring natural fertilizers. Pak Choi perfectly responds to the solution of mullein (1: 10), a bucket of which added a glass of sifted wood ash.
To protect plants from cruciferous fleas and other pests that attack all members of this family, it is necessary to powder the planting with a mixture of tobacco dust and wood ash (1:1) at intervals of a week. And as usual – the removal of weeds and loosening the soil between rows after irrigation. To avoid this, you can mulch the soil in the garden with any available material, straw or rotted sawdust, which at the same time will reduce the amount of watering.
These simple procedures will allow 25-30 days to submit to the table crispy vitamin Pack Choi early maturing stunted varieties. Tall varieties ripen a couple of weeks later, but give the opportunity to get a larger outlet.
Harvest
To harvest this plate culture growing. It is possible to tear off from plants separate external leaves, and it is possible to tear off a socket entirely, cutting off then roots.
Cleaning Pak Choi is best done in the morning, when it is most saturated with moisture. The ideal option is to immediately prepare a vitamin salad or other appetizing dish from it. But if the outlet is washed, dried, hermetically wrapped with cling film and put in the refrigerator, it will be perfectly preserved for another 10-14 days.
Varieties
There are no problems with the purchase of seeds Pak Choi today-everyone will be able to choose a favorite kind of “vase” of a certain size. In addition, the Pak-Choi may differ in the color of its ground part. Some varieties are completely light green, others stand out with snow-white petioles, and the third green petioles are crowned with bright red-purple leaves.
Among them is the ultra-ripe variety ‘Stonefly’, allowing to tear the first leaves in 20-25 days after the appearance of full shoots. Socket this Chinese girl grows to a height of 30-35 cm and a diameter up to 40 cm Leaves green, smooth. Petioles snow-white, fleshy, very tasty.
Perfectly proved in our climatic zone hybrid ‘Chill F1’, maturing after 35-40 days after emergence. The plant height of 25-30 cm forms a dense rosette of juicy light green leaves, towering on fleshy stalks of pale green hue. The variety is high-yielding, resistant to shooting.
Undoubtedly, it is worth highlighting the amazing variety ‘Araks’, which attracts the attention of decorative purple leaves and excellent taste. Lush socket reaches a height of 35-40 cm and is ready for cleaning in 40-45 days.
Please excellent harvest of vitamin greens stunted variety ‘Four seasons’, reaching no more than 20 cm in height and 17-20 cm in diameter. The plant forms a dense rosette of tender green leaves on light green fleshy stalks, which can be started to tear 25-27 days after germination. The variety is disease-resistant and unpretentious in cultivation.
Has proven itself a sort of ‘Swan’ average gestation period (40 days). The plant is large, up to 50 cm in height and up to 45 cm in diameter with green leaves and white stalks. The variety is high-yielding, cold-resistant and highly resistant to color.
If you decide to get acquainted with this Asian woman and put her on his bed, it is unlikely to be able to give it up. After all, this wonderful culture allows you to get a vitamin harvest in the shortest possible time and does not require any special care in return. Is this not a reason today to buy a bag of seeds Pak Choi and assess its merits in the coming holiday season?
Surely among the readers there are those who have long been familiar with this wonderful cabbage. Share with us in the comments what varieties and hybrids you grow and how they have established themselves in your region.
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