pok choy

[claybasket]

Hi Ive not been on for a wee while but am back ,I bought a pot of pok choy,how big can it grow and how will I use it?

[claybasket]

[willsy]

I think it bulbs up! so all depends on how big you want it before you pick it. Use in stir fry, steam as a side veg.??? sure if you look it up you will find some good recipes.

[Gordonmull]

The classic would be stir fry. It is something I've not grown yet because I prefer mustard greens which take pak choi's place in a stir fry but give good greens for soups, salads and stews. One thing I've learned though, is before I grow a veg I don't know how to cook I buy one from the supermarket first to try, read some recipes and then decide if it goes in my limited space.

[claybasket]

thanks for the good advice I like to try somthing new each year ,but this was a compulsive bye it the garden center, you know how it goes we have all done it then think what is this?

[tobiasthedog]

Restarting this thread after a while. I've been quite successful with growing pak choy in my garden for several years. It's really easy to grow and I can harvest it 4-5 times per year. It tastes delicious in stir-fries and is so much cheaper than buying it in the stores - it's really expensive compared to typical UK vegetables.

Thinking of trying my luck at growing other Chinese / exotic vegetables. I came across this list and am thinking of starting with gai lan (chinese broccoli) and Kangkong (water spinach). Does anyone else have any experience and suggestions on these? I'm looking for something that's really simple to do.

[JanG]

I've grown kailan (it has various spellings).It's easy and quick growing. It goes to seed fairly quickly from what I remember. You get little broccoli type heads. Again it's good in stir-fries as so many eastern brassicas are.

I haven't tried Kangkong. Does it need a lot of watering? Let us know how you get on with it.

[tobiasthedog]

Thanks a lot for the suggestion. Yes anything that goes well in a stir-fry is up my street. Btw did  my research on kangkong and it is semi-aquatic so needs a fair bit of watering :/