Buk Choy

Buk Choy - White Stem.
What: Seed (Yates ).
Where: 1 x small seedling container and 3 x 1L Yoghurt container.
When: 4 August 2009.

Sown in: Re-used Seed Raising Potting Mix.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of blood and bone 100mm below surface.

Advertised Germination: 7-10 Days.
Actual Germination: 4 days!

Advertised Maturity: 6-8 Weeks.
Actual Maturity: 5 Weeks!

22 August 2009






29 August 2009





6 September 2009

This plant just took off once I put it in a bigger pot and we had our first meal from it just the other night only 5 weeks after planting it! With 6 other plants also potted it's going to be a struggle to eat it all, it's a nice problem to have I guess.

19 September 2009

With seven Buk Choy plants producing far more ‘cut and come again’ leaves than the two of us can eat every week I decided to snip this one off to make some room for something else.

29 September 2009

Buk Choy - White Stem.
What: Seed (Yates ).
Where: 2 x medium black pots.
When: 5 November 2009.

Sown in: Mixed Potting Mix.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of blood and bone 100mm below surface.

Advertised Germination: 7-10 Days.
Actual Germination: 2-3 days!

Advertised Maturity: 6-8 Weeks.
Actual Maturity:


I've sown these ones very thick in order to harvest them small and use them whole in stir-frys. I also want to try to band some together to see if I can get a bit more production out of a smaller area.

8 November 2009

The pot on the left has clearly been smashed by caterpillars while the one on the right which remains caterpillar free is powering on.

2 December 2009

The caterpillars won the day.......