Pak Choi bolting

[glow777]

Ok now up to  3 sowings of Pak Choi. each one has caught this heat wave and bolted before hitting an edible size. How's everyone else's and any help avoiding the problem. Will so number 4 this week and attempt to shade them

[glow777]

[supersprout]

I sow my Pak Choi and Choi Sum when the days get shorter, in Aug/Sept - that seems to prevent bolting (touch wood). That was a tip I got from Joy Larkcomb's book 'Oriental Vegetables' :)

[Rosyred]

I've read that you need to water often. Mine have been ok so far even with not watering so no sure really.

[froglets]

Hi Glow,

Same problem here, will wait until later in the season to sow more as overwintering crop.

[cowpie]

We’ve made two sowings, and they’ve both bolted. Apparently they don’t like long days.

I don’t know if there’s much we can do about this. I was in Tesco the other week, and their pak choi had bolted too.

[Gadfium]

Before the longest day, they'll give leaves & then quickly bolt... I deliberately sowed some back in March as an experimental crop.  Got enough off to keep me in greens, but they bolted fairly swiftly - never-the-less, I'll do the same next year. Liked them!

If you want the plants to 'heart up' then sow later in the year.