Chinese cabbage 'Pak Choi'

Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group)

How to grow Chinese cabbage 'Pak Choi'

  • Full Sun

  • High

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Pak Choi is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Pak Choi needs a loamy soil with a ph of 6.1 to 7.8 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Pak Choi from seed

Ensure a distance of 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.16 inches (0.4 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Pak Choi about 14 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Pak Choi

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Pak Choi is a tender plant.

Harvesting Pak Choi

Misspellings of Chinese cabbage 'Pak Choi'

bak choi, bak choy, pak choy, bok choi, bok choy, pak choy

Other Names for Chinese cabbage 'Pak Choi'

Bok Choi, Win Win Choi, Pok Choi