Pak choi and general status

[Jimmy]

Was on hol for a week and the weeds have got the better of me.
It's currently too hot to go in the veg plot so blobbed in front of tv. Trip to pub planned for a pint or 2 this afternoon. Unfortunatly I lose count after 1!
French beans on wigwams are rubbish. Ones on side of GH look OK.

I planted 2 rows of pak choi, different varieties. They both immeadiatly went to seed. Guess I might get a few leaves. Anyone else have problems with pak choi?

Courgettes, cucumbers, cheery toms all OK
Jimmy

[Snoop Puss]

Cheery toms, love the sound of those!

Never grown pak choi, so can't comment on those. Enjoy the pub.

[veggiechicken]

You sowed pak choi too early in the year - should be after the longest day. Sow again now/August when it gets a bit cooler.

[Snoop Puss]

I really should try pak choi. I've only seen pictures and somehow I just expect them to be a bit slimy. Not sure why. What are they like VC, and how do you cook them? I've seen them steamed in pictures and I'm not sure I could get Mr Snoop to eat them.

[bikermike]

Pak choi is just behind coriander, they both bolt faster than Usain

[veggiechicken]

Confession time!! I have lots of seed but rarely sow it - because I forget to do it at the right time.
I eat it raw in salads or in a stir fry.
Must find all my oriental veggies and get ready to sow.

[bikermike]

I really should try pak choi. I've only seen pictures and somehow I just expect them to be a bit slimy. Not sure why. What are they like VC, and how do you cook them? I've seen them steamed in pictures and I'm not sure I could get Mr Snoop to eat them.

They taste like a mild brassica. (not the bitter). pull the leaves off the middle like a lettuce, and steam for a few minutes. If you steam them right, they have a firm stem and leaves that are just leaf-like.

[veggiechicken]

Snoop, just found a thread I prepared earlier.
https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...una_94302.html

Useful thread about Oriental veggies at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...les_84802.html

Putting it here so I can find it again.

[Snoop Puss]

Thanks, very useful info. Having read those threads, I'm not sure they're worth my while growing. Doesn't seem like the climate here is appropriate. Anyway, always good to learn. So thanks for the info, guys.

[Bren In Pots]

My Pac Choi always bolts no matter when I sow it, so instead I use it for micro greens along with celery and anything else I have problems with.

[Jimmy]

Thanks for the replies.
The cherry toms are definatly cheery.
Will try a resow when weather cools down.
Jimmy