East meets west with oriental greens
Hannah Stephenson reveals how to grow Oriental Greens
A quick, easy crop which is decorative enough for a small garden, oriental greens including pak choi and Chinese cabbage make a delicious addition to stir-fry or can be used raw in salads as a variation on lettuce.
They require a fertile, moisture-retentive soil with a high nitrogen content and they all respond well to the cut-and-come-again treatment. Sow them now for a crop of loose leaves, which can be cut at any stage, either as seedlings or young plants.
Spring-sown plants are likely to bolt so cut them before this happens. If you sow them later in June into their final position and keep them well watered, covering the crop with insect-proof netting if pests are a problem, they should be ready for harvesting by August and September.
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