Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Pak Choi, Brassica rapa chinensis, is a versatile leafy crop, bearing tasty, low-maintenance leaves that can be used in salads or stir fries. Pak choi ’Rubi F1' is a particularly good variety, being quick to crop and slow to bolt. It has purple-red leaves with bright green stems, making it an option for the garden as well as the allotment. Harvest young leaves on a cut-and-come-again basis to add colour to salads, or harvest the mature head to use in stir fries.
Grow Pak choi ’Rubi F1' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Thinly sow seed direct into raked, well-prepared soil 6mm deep in rows 30cm apart. Thin the resulting seedlings, aiming for a final spacing of 20cm apart. Water well in dry weather and keep well weeded and provide a weak liquid feed once a week.
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Brassica ‘Rubi f1’ and wildlife
Brassica ‘Rubi f1’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
