Yu Choy Sum

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Yu Choy Sum outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 25 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 50 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Yu Choy Sum
  • ❧Yu Choy Sum draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender roots deep while Yu Choy Sum feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Common Vetch
  

  Common VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Common Vetch attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybirds and more, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Yu Choy Sum
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Yu Choy Sum feeds on
  • ❧Yu Choy Sum acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybirds and more, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Yu Choy Sum
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Yu Choy Sum feeds on
  • ❧Yu Choy Sum acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch

How to grow Yu Choy Sum

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space25 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~50 days

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