My first Bokchoi Plant
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
Philippines
April 13, 2018 10:20am CST
It's been since I planted green veggies, my mistake though was that I didn't plant them properly. I should have isolated them one by one but I just spread in a pot and they got crowded. Most of them died but some survived and lived, like this one in the picture.
But I'm not sure if it's big enough for harvest. Though most of my bok-choi survived, only a handful of mustard and lettuce are left. And the weather is so hot I had to water three times a day.
I can do better next time as soon I acquire new soil this weekend.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
13 Apr 18
Wow that's nice dear friend. It reminds me of my garden..
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Hello @Jessabuma what happened to your garden? hope you still do gardening plants.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
@Jessabuma really? that's sad i hope some one's taking care of your garden.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 Apr 18
@Letranknight2015 well, I left my garden in my province. I really missed gardening.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Apr 18
You can let 1 mature so you an get some seeds to replant while the rest can be harvested. Baby Bokchoy is trendy in the US, so you can harvest that but you will get more food if you let it grow.
Oh if you will harvest, Leave the stalks on the soil. It will grow back.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Apr 18
@Letranknight2015 Yeah the white stalk ones will grow back leaves. You can also use that method to cabbage, though cabbage needs colder climate.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
15 Apr 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker Meh, I'm just focus on the pechay right now.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
15 Apr 18
So, just cut the leaves and leave the white stalk ones? @CaptAlbertWhisker
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Apr 18
Next time around now you know what to do you can harvest a huge amount of them instead just think of that.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
14 Apr 18
@Letranknight2015
Why not start all over again with whatever space you have got and if not get some deep deep plant pots and space some out in there too no?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
15 Apr 18
@Letranknight2015
Fingers crossed for you then and see if it all comes up much better for you this time around.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
15 Apr 18
@lovinangelsinstead21 well, as of today I have started with new plants.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Apr 18
@Letranknight2015 Ah, sounds like your mom has experience with gardening then!
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
@much2say she likes to garden long before I got interested in it.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Hello @ridingbet despite of the insect problem, I was able to make them grow.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
16 Apr 18
@Letranknight2015 it is even nicer to cook and eat your home-grown vegetables, right?
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
Hello @aureliah yes I have and I hope it grows the way I wanted it.
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@allen0187 (59690)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
you learned from the experience and that is good. Next time, your plants will be better.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Hello @allen0187 yeah, I hope i can grow more of them In face I'm thinking of planting now.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Looking forward to it @skysnap but right now I don't think it's big enough for harvest.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Hello @JudyEv Most of them who made it out alive
but some are not fully grown yet.
but some are not fully grown yet.1 person likes this
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Hello @Kandae11 Sad to know not all of them lived that long.
@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
15 Apr 18
They look okay to me. I do the same. I just let them crowd in the pot. I transplant when I've got available soil and pot. You're so lucky to be able to grow lettuce! I can't seem to grow them here in cavite.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
15 Apr 18
Hello @almostoveryou why is that? maybe you shouldn't expose them to the sun light, they easily dries out and die.
@YrNemo (20254)
•
14 Apr 18
I think it is still too young, there should be more leaves in that plant before you could harvest. I would love to plant some in the back. Hmm, I will go check out the local stores to see if they have the seedlings.
NB. Watch out for caterpilla, which often nest right in the youngest part of the plant.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Hello @YrNemo so far there hasn't been a caterpillar presence in my plants.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
Hello @Icydoll yeah, but it's not big enough for harvest or maybe those other veggies had some fertilizers in it.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
It's pechay in tagalog @rheicel
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