How to Grow Bok Choy

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Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

A fast-growing Asian brassica with crisp white stalks and dark green leaves. Mild flavour; good raw or cooked. Very quick from seed to harvest — excellent for succession planting.

Last updated: June 2026

Days to Maturity
35–50 days
typical
Per Square Foot
1
Plant Spacing
23 cm / 9"
Sun
4+ hours
Water
1.0" / 25 mm
Fertilization
moderate feeder

Growing Notes

Start indoors 4 weeks before last frost, or direct sow. Harvest whole heads when 20–30 cm tall, or pick outer leaves for continuous harvest. Baby bok choy can be harvested at 15 cm.

Popular Varieties

1 bok choy cultivars in our catalog.

Shanghai Green Pac Choy
Open-Pollinated
Height
5–6" (12–15 cm)
Harvest
cut-and-come-again

Square Foot Spacing

1 per sq ft

12" apart (entire square)

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