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Bok Choy
Brassica rapa var. chinensis
Still time — sow latevegetable
Cool-season Asian green with crisp white stalks and dark leaves; bolts quickly in summer heat.
In Zone 7b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual transplant window (Mid March – Late April) has closed, but with about 45 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes — fits a balcony
Sun
Part shade (2–4 hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
45 days
Ways to plant it
Spring planting
Direct sow
Past the ideal window — still time
Early March – Mid April
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid March – Late April
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
Fall planting
Direct sow
Late August
Late August – Late September
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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