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To: Pollard
Oh my. I didn't see these when I was shopping for bok choy seeds.


514 posted on 05/26/2024 8:13:39 AM PDT by Pollard (Will work for high tunnel money!)
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To: Pollard
Just ordered a packet of the purple bok choy and packet of these Yellow Heart Winter Choy aka Golden Flower in the Snow. Exceptionally hardy. Cold snap makes the top leaves turn yellow but doesn't affect texture or flavor. You can dig these out of the snow, hence the name, and they're fine. Should be an easy one to grow all winter in the tunnel.

Just steamed and ate a whole Shangai Green for a brunch snack this morning. Got two more small ones in the fridge and two still in the ground that will probably bolt soon. Just found out you can harvest outer leaves from bok choy and with some plants, cut and come again will help prevent bolting. I should have done succession plantings too. Already put the shade cloth up when it hit close to 90 a little over a week ago. I think I'll start another tray of mixed choy/tatsoi and see what takes the heat best. That and I think I'll start the rest of the Salanova.

The tatsoi and Salanova lettuce that were already planted are about ready to start picking. Both can be done as cut and come again. Will have to poke around the Wasabi Radish and see if they made bulbs yet. Could probably snip a leaf or two from them. Salad soon. Got a couple of tiny green sunsugar tomatoes. A few Shisito are flowering.

And to think; I almost wasn't going to do the little front yard garden this year. Glad I did. It's warmed up now but first thing in the morning, I'll harvest the outer stalks/leaves from the Shangai Green choy and see if that stops or delays bolting.

I hope it's a mild June. Mild Summer would be even better. It was frustrating having green tomatoes just sit there for two months not ripening.

517 posted on 05/26/2024 10:46:02 AM PDT by Pollard (Will work for high tunnel money!)
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