Hon Tsai Tai

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Hon Tsai Tai outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 45 days.

Companion Planting

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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Hon Tsai Tai
  • ❧Hon Tsai Tai draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Hon Tsai Tai feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Bitter Melon
  

  Bitter MelonExcellent pair

  • ❧Bitter Melon attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Hon Tsai Tai
  • ❧Hon Tsai Tai draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Hon Tsai Tai acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bitter Melon
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Blue Sage attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Hon Tsai Tai
  • ❧Blue Sage roots deep while Hon Tsai Tai feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Hon Tsai Tai acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Blue Sage

How to grow Hon Tsai Tai

1. Sow-2 weeks from frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~45 days

Water: Medium · Height: 40 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining