Shanghai Green Baby Bok Choy is a swift, cold-tolerant brassica that reaches harvest in just 45 days, making it one of the quickest greens you can grow. This cultivar forms a striking vase-shaped base of thick green petioles that soften to a sweet, tender flesh when cooked. Frost-tolerant and adaptable to both cool springs and warm summers, it thrives in full sun with moderate water and moderate soil pH (6.0-7.5), reaching a compact 12 inches tall. Direct sow in succession throughout the season for nearly continuous harvests from spring through fall.
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Baby bok choy grows with remarkable speed, reaching the table in just 45 days from direct sowing. The distinctive whorl of thick green petioles creates a beautiful vase-like form in the garden, then transforms into ambrosial, sweet flesh when cooked. Its tolerance for both cold and heat means you can sow it early in spring, again in summer, and harvest into the chill of fall, making it genuinely one of the most versatile crops you can grow.
Shanghai Green Baby Bok Choy shines in quick-cooking preparations that celebrate its tender petioles and sweet flavor. Steam it whole as an elegant side dish, or halve it and grill the bases until caramelized for a more substantial preparation. Its rapid growth and compact size also make it excellent for succession planting and fresh harvests throughout the growing season.
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Direct sow seeds outdoors when soil temperatures reach 55-70°F. Sow in succession every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvests throughout the growing season.
Harvest Shanghai Green Baby Bok Choy at 45 days, when the plant reaches full size with the characteristic thick petioles fully developed. Cut the entire plant at soil level or harvest outer leaves individually if you prefer to allow continued growth. You can harvest at the infant stage for tender, delicate choys, or wait for thicker, more substantial plants at full maturity.
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