Detailed Guide to the Planting Methods and Management Techniques of Baby Bok Choy

Baby bok choy is a type of bok choy with few leaves and many stalks, and it is a vegetable that many people love to eat in their daily lives, so what are the planting methods for baby bok choy?

1. Basic Introduction to Baby Bok Choy

Bok choy is the most common bok choy variety in the East China region around Shanghai, also called Suzhou green, qingjiang cai, qingjiang cai, xiaotang cai, green-stalked bok choy, etc. It originated in Asia and is cultivated in all provinces north and south of our country, especially widely in the Yangtze River basin. The tender leaves are used as a vegetable and it is one of the most common vegetables in our country.

Baby bok choy can help maintain blood vessel elasticity and provide the minerals and vitamins needed by the human body. It is especially rich in vitamin B2, which has the effect of inhibiting ulcers, and regular consumption has a very good effect on the care of the skin and eyes. It is rich in fiber and can effectively improve constipation.

2. Planting Methods for Baby Bok Choy

1. Temperature: The suitable temperature for baby bok choy is around 20°C, and the temperature needed for seed germination is around 25°C;

2. Watering: Baby bok choy is a moisture-loving crop. When the weather is hot, it can be watered every day; when the weather is not hot, watering can be appropriately reduced;

3. Light: Baby bok choy loves light and needs to be planted in a place with sufficient light;

4. Fertilizing: Reasonable fertilizing can be carried out according to the growth conditions of baby bok choy.

During the seedling stage, baby bok choy needs appropriate watering every day. In the later stage, a small amount of compound fertilizer needs to be added when watering, because the substrate soil has poor fertilizer retention and low fertility. After planting, intertillage and fertilizing are carried out together. Before fertilizing, loosen the surface soil. Topdressing begins 4 days after planting, once every 5 days, applying 15 kg of urea each time, with topdressing 4 times throughout the whole period. The concentration goes from light to strong and is gradually increased. Harvest 35 days after planting.

Baby bok choy can be kept fresh for 1-2 days at room temperature and for 3 days in the refrigerator. Therefore, if the baby bok choy bought home is not cooked immediately, it can be wrapped in newspaper, put into a plastic bag, and stored in the fruit and vegetable compartment of the refrigerator. If there is no refrigerator, spread it out in a cool place and do not smother it in a plastic bag.