Sowing Tips: VE-042 Hong Kong Choy Sum
Seed Sowing Guide:
Seedling
Fill up the seedling tray or seedling pots with Baba Seedling Soil. Use finger gently make a small hole, put in 2-3 seeds and cover with a thin layer of soil.
During seedling stage, put under shaded area and make sure water thoroughly daily. When there is sprout, then move it to area with direct sunlight.
Transplant
When the seedling with 3-4 leaves (around 10-14days after germination), the seedling is ready to transplant.
- Ready a suitable size pot. Such as Baba Yasa-I tray, Baba 528 Planter box, Baba 509 Planter box (Minimum depth is 12cm).
- Fill up the planting pot with Baba Yasa-I Soil, and make holes to prepare for transplant. Each holes maintain 10-12cm (or a palm size) distance.
- Take out the seedling from seedling pots, and put into the hole. Press gently on surrounding soil, to make the seedling stay firm. Keep one seedling in one hole for better harvest.
Fertilizing
Put Mr. Ganick 532 Organic Leafy Fertilizer on 7th days after transplant. After that, repeat fertilizing on every week.
Draw a line between vegetables, or dig a small hole beside vegetables, and put in Mr. Ganick 532 Leafy organic leafy fertilizer, cover the fertilizer with a thin layer of soil. Water after done fertilizing.
Watering
Moist is important for leafy vegetables. Make sure soil always enough moist and water it when needed.
Water thoroughly on every morning is recommended.
Harvest Tips
Vegetables is ready to harvest after 28-32 days from transplanting date. When harvesting, you could direct pull out the whole vegetables or direct cut the stem.
