Care
Pak choi is perfect for growing early in my climate. It is so wonderful to have fine pak choi ready for the grill in May!
Tips & lessons learned
One year I missed having pak choi entirely. Note to self for next season: try winter-sowing it directly in the bed.
Methods
Winter-sown (direct in the bed, February)
Sow directly in the bed in February. The seeds wait out the cold and get going as soon as the soil allows — early pak choi with zero indoor windowsill space spent.
Pre-grown (sown indoors, March)
Sow indoors in March and plant out for an early harvest. Same goal, more control.
Take it with you
The Pak choi Guide
Coming soonEverything on this page and more, as a printable PDF: sowing to harvest, my varieties, the month-by-month schedule.
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Pak choi grows best with friends
This crop is part of 5 of my field-tested bed recipes — complete layouts with timing for every plant in the bed.
See all bed recipesA friendly reminder: every garden plays by its own rules. Zones, soil, weather and a hundred small things decide what works — so this is how I did it and what worked for me, not a promise. Try, learn, adjust, try again.. that's half the fun anyway.