[sunshineband]

The mixed salad I sowed has pak choi in it and it seems to be doing quite well. I have bought some seeds of a green variety as it sounded great (Green Revolution F1)
How long does it take to make the hearted up stem base, please? The salad version is romping away but it was started under a cloche back at the start of April and as yet there are no real hearts.

Am I just too impatient?

[mumofstig]

 i googled and found this on

A headed crop (often ready after six weeks) can be lifted entirely or cut 2.5cm above ground level and left to resprout.

[sunshineband]

Thank you Mumofstig ---  they have been in since 2nd April, so I thnk this variety must take a long time. Don't know what it is as it was in a mix. Maybe the green ones will be quicker growing 

[allstars_princess]

I love this stuff and grow it sucessionally (is this really a word?).  Anyway, it seems to take about 9-10 weeks for me to get to a heart stage.  It might just be where I grow it!  

[gobs]

I've have never done this salad thingie, but might it not just be possible that the variety in there won't grow much of a heart at all?

[kittiwake]

Mine took ages to get to the heart stage last summer, especially with the cool rainy summer we had. Make sure you protect from Cabbage white Butterflies. Their caterpillars had some of mine for a tasty snack (and then my fish had the caterpillars as a tasty snack    )

Kitti

[Celery]

I grew a row last year I put mine in after my early potatoes.It was ready about october.

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[Celery]

I grew some last year after I had harvetsed my early potatos.I also grew some chinese cabbage.
           celery

[Kristen]

Do you not find that early sowings have a tendency to bolt? (I've been delaying sowing until end of May ...)

[dawnj]

do you have to thin out pak choi? seeded 2weeks ago and seedlings came through now.......

[sunshineband]

Thanks everyone - I shall be sowing some this week and then some alongside the leeks in the space left by ealry spuds in a few weeks' time -- good tip re cabbage white caterpillars Kittiwake. I shall have to use some of the netting left over from the brassicas bed I reckon.
No sign of bolting yet from those I sowed ealry April --- just loads of yummy leaves