Seeds - Tat Soi Asian Greens OG (HM)
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Description: Easy to grow! Fast-growing green, most popular as a baby leaf for salad and braising mixes or bunch at full size. Spoon shaped leaves are dark green and glossy with thin white stems. When full size, leaves form a rosette that sits close to the ground.
Pack Size: 0.89 g (1/32 oz)
Latin Name: Brassica rapa var. narinosa
Main Uses: Leafy salad green.
Days to Maturity: 21 days to baby size/ 45 days to full size
Exposure: Full sun
Height: 20 - 30 cm (8 - 12 inches)
Certified Organic: USDA Certified Organic
Germination: 7 days at 15 - 20°C.
Sowing: Indoors 2 - 3 weeks before last frost. Outdoors, direct seed 2 weeks before last frost. Plant every two weeks for continual harvest. Try growing indoors over the winter!
Planting depth: 1/4"
Spacing: 6"
Harvesting: For baby greens, harvest early (20 days). Cut often, as the leaves will regrow quickly. For mature leaves, harvest at 45 days.
Growing in Containers: Grows very well in larger containers and raised beds.
Fertilizing (Containers): Add up to 25% quality compost to your potting mix. This plant loves a higher nitrogen fertilizer - diluted fish fertilizer is an excellent organic choice, applied weekly.
Watering (Containers): Water deeply when top inch of soil feels dry to the touch. Check every day or two during very hot weather.
Growing in Mixed Planters: Well suited for larger mixed planters. Think square foot gardening!
Fertilizing (Garden): Plant in a garden bed recently amended with quality compost. Feed weekly with a higher nitrogen organic fertilizer.
Watering (Garden): Water young plants regularly to establish, the water deeply as conditions require.
Suitability for Indoors: Can be grown indoors, provided strong daylight
Exposure: Sunniest window.
What about Grow Lights? Grow lights will improve indoor growth.