Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, cottage and native gardeners
GAI CHOI
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Botanical Name
Brassica juncea
A popular cool season green. A semi-heading tasty, mustard green that is fast and easy to grow. Thought to have originated in China but widely adopted throughout Asia due to its popularity and ease of use in cooking. Also known as phakkaat khieo in Thailand, where it is used in stir fries and soup and in Japan as kekkyu takana where it’s pickled. Pungency of mustard flavour increase with maturity. Flowering buds/florets are tender and delicious and can also be eaten. 250 seeds.
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Annual
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Hot Arid
Tropics/SubTropics
GermType
Fast germinating seeds
Sow Method
Direct
Sowing Instructions
Sow through cooler months direct to garden (thin to 20cm between plants). Cover seeds thinly and keep moist. Mustards run to seed in warm weather.
Spacing/Spread
0.2 m
Row Space
0.3 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Mar 1st to Sep 20th
Temperate Climate Periods
Apr 1st to Aug 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jun 1st to Jul 31st