Hubei White Bok Choi (湖北白菜)

Ideal for gardeners and market farmers looking for a quick-growing, resilient vegetable. This traditional central Chinese homestead-type baak choi is a compact, 12 to 15-inch-tall plant with crisp but tender white stems.

Perfect for cool climates and short growing seasons, this variety boasts excellent frost tolerance and matures in just 50 to 60 days. It thrives when planted in late winter or early spring under row cover fabric, and can also be successfully grown in late summer or early autumn for a fall harvest.

Sure, you can stir fry this handsome vegetable, but there’s an entire cosmos of other great ways to eat baak choi. It’s extraordinary when cut it half, brushed with olive oil and grilled for a few minutes. It can be shredded to upgrade an ordinary cole slaw into something entirely better. Use the leaves instead of basil, blended with olive oil, walnuts, and parmesan to make a wildly vibrant pesto. Harvest it young, and toss it chopped with avocado, cucumber, and a sesame dressing for a nutrient-dense and gloriously refreshing salad. Few other vegetables can do so many different things.

Approximately 400 seeds (1.0 grams)