Pak choi is very well suited to balcony growing, and you need to get these things right to grow it well

You have all probably eaten pak choi at some point. Pak choi tastes good and also has many benefits for our health, so if you want to grow pak choi on your own balcony, how should you go about it? Here the editor will explain it all to you properly.

To grow pak choi well on a balcony, we should get the following conditions right:

(1) Temperature: the temperature suitable for pak choi growth is around 20°C, while the germination temperature is around 25°C. Pak choi is not a heat-tolerant vegetable, so when temperatures are high in summer, we should take protective measures to get pak choi safely through the summer.

(2) Water: pak choi's demand for water is relatively high. Precisely because pak choi's root system is relatively shallow, when it reaches its growing period we should keep the potting soil in a moist state at all times, watering at least once a day. But at the same time we also need to prevent waterlogging in pak choi, otherwise it easily leads to root rot or can cause pests and diseases.

(3) Light: if we want pak choi to germinate, we need to place it in a spot with fairly strong light intensity, and we also need to keep it able to absorb enough light. When growing it on a balcony, you can place it near a window so it can absorb sunlight.

(4) Soil: the soil for growing pak choi does not need to be anything special; ordinary soil can keep it alive, but if you want pak choi to germinate and grow faster, it is best to choose sandy loam soil.

(5) Fertiliser: to grow pak choi well, besides the points mentioned above, another thing to pay attention to is fertilising it. The fertiliser should be a nitrogen fertiliser, and it can be applied once every day or two; you must ensure that pak choi gets sufficient nutrients.

(6) Pests and diseases: for pak choi, although pests and diseases rarely occur, there are still a small number of pests and diseases, such as: soft rot, downy mildew and so on, that can affect the health of pak choi. So before this, we need to disinfect the soil as a preventive measure. If we find that pests or diseases have already occurred on the pak choi, then we need to use things like chlorothalonil, Amistar and so on to spray and control them.

Next let us introduce how to plant pak choi: to plant pak choi, you should first choose a flower pot, water it thoroughly first, then put the pak choi seeds into it, cover with a layer of soil, and use a sprayer to spray the upper layer of soil until it is moist. Generally, after about 4 days, the pak choi will germinate.

When pak choi is at the seedling stage, at this time we should keep the potting soil in a moist state at all times, and when the temperature is relatively high, water it once in the morning and once in the evening. In less than a month, the pak choi will have grown. And on a balcony, because of size limits, the amount of pak choi we plant is not very large, so there is no need to use thinning out of seedlings to grow pak choi.

Growing pak choi on a balcony is a good choice, and you can also be self-sufficient. I believe that after reading this article by the editor, all you flower lovers will be able to grow pak choi on your balconies quite easily. If you run into unsolvable problems during the growing process, you are welcome to comment in the comment section below.