Hon Tsai Tai
Brassica chinensis
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Hon Tsai Tai
Brassica chinensis
- Asian vegetable
- Tender purple stalks
- Mild and sweet mustard flavour
Asian vegetable grown for its attractive tender purple stalks, green leaves and yellow flowers. Mild and sweet mustard flavour. Can be used fresh in salads or cooked in stir fries, soups, or steamed by itself. Adds colour to the dinner plate. Best harvested just before the flowers open.
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
| Sowing Depth: | 8mm |
| When: | Spring, summer, autumn (and winter in mild climates) |
| Row Spacing: | 40cm |
| Position: | Full sun, moist well drained soil |
| Plant Spacing: | 5cm |
| Hardiness: | Hardy |
| Days to Maturity/flowering: | 40 days |
| Care: | Protect from aphids, caterpillars and mildew. |
(Product number: E2-07)
Seeds per gram: 500 seeds
| SKU | E2-07 |
| Botanical name: | Brassica chinensis |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 80 seeds |
| Seeds per gram: | 500 |
| Photo credits: | Photo by Thomas Janstrom Photo by anonymous customer |
Sprouted on the third day after sowing
27 November 2017Best stir fried with smoked pork
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