growing chinese veg

alan/gill · « **on:** January 06, 2015, 14:01 »

my wife cooks a lot of chinese food ,i have grown pak choi,but was wandering what other chinese veg/fruit i can grow please

mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** January 06, 2015, 14:30 »

Brokali, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Mustard, Choy Sum, Kailaan, Chop Suey Greens and cabbage

moose · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2015, 15:31 »

A lot of them do not like hot weather and are best sown in spring or after midsummer.

Kristen · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2015, 15:33 »

... a lot of them bolt in cold weather / long daylight hours, so are better grown from Summer onwards

mumofstig · « **Reply #4 on:** January 06, 2015, 15:58 »

Always Autumn planted here, and they grow quite well in a greenhouse/cold frame over winter

alan/gill · « **Reply #5 on:** January 06, 2015, 19:37 »

a big thankyou to all of you

sunshineband · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2015, 09:57 »

Quote from: mumofstig on January 06, 2015, 15:58

Always Autumn planted here, and they grow quite well in a greenhouse/cold frame over winter

I usually sow some mixed Chinese greens like mustard and tatsoi etc in early March under a cloche (Put the cloche over the ground for a couple of weeks before hand to warm up the soil a bit) and these give a good crop before running to seed. You can eat the flowering shoots too.

compostqueen · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2015, 11:57 »

They are generally easy to grow and like cold weather I find. Trays in the unheated greenhouse means you can have them practically all year round. Pak choi and tatsoi grow well in tubs and growbags, wherever you can find room. As well as the garden and plot. Delicious, easy to cook, nutritious and many of them SPICY

Komatsuna is a tad naff in the taste stakes but will bulk out a stir fry. The leafy mustard is fab!

On the plot I use mizuna and mibuna for catch cropping between rows of slower growing veg like brocs

alan/gill · « **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2015, 19:36 »

Thanks for all the comments and advice

Markw · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2015, 20:32 »

If you can get some Joi Choi it is more resident to bolting than Pak Choi, I grew it last year and was very pleased with it. Also I love wa wa sai Chinese cabage

honeymelon · « **Reply #10 on:** November 01, 2015, 21:24 »

If your wife likes Chinese vegs, why not try the very popular giant Chinese radish called "mooli" in the UK. it can be eaten raw, cooked in stew, curry, soup and pickled .
Another veg you can try is garlic chive, good in salad and stir fry, the flower stem is also very tasty. some allotment holders did ask me for plants and they like it.
Similar to garlic chive , you can stir fry the garlic green as well as the flower stem(take it before flowering) ,I grow garlic for the stem.

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