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D.T. Brown Choy Sum seed packet with green leaves and a bowl of soup featuring the vegetable.

Choy Sum Seeds

Botanical Name: Brassica rapa var. parachinensis

Popular Chinese leafy vegetable with tasty leaves, shoots and flower buds
Fast growing and ideal for baby leaves or mature harvests
Grow authentic fresh ingredients at home with ease

500 SeedsSKU: 47684S

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Choy Sum Seeds produce one of China’s most popular leafy vegetables, grown for its tender leaves, young shoots and delicate flower buds. Fast growing and easy to cultivate, this versatile crop can be harvested young for baby leaf salads or left to mature for stir fries and steamed dishes. Ideal for gardeners looking to grow authentic fresh ingredients at home.

Key information

Botanical Name: Brassica rapa var. parachinensis

Genus: Brassica

Plant Class: Hardy Annual

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: Height 45cm Spread 25cm

Colour: Green

Habitat: Upright

Position: Full Sun and Partial Shade

Attractive to: Attractive To Bees and Attractive To Pollinators

Outdoor sowing: Sow May-September thinly in rows 40cm apart in a prepared seed bed. Cover with fine soil and keep moist. Seedlings appear in 14-21 days. Sow every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvests. Leave unthinned for baby leaves or thin to 25cm apart for mature plants. Keep watered and weed free. Harvest July-November. Cut baby leaves from 5cm high for repeat harvests or harvest whole mature heads.

Recommended growing locations.

Allotment / Veg Patch

Raised Bed

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£2.95 delivery charge

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£5.45 delivery charge

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