Have you grown Tatsoi before? How have you found growing this vegetable? 🌻

Gonna try this in Louisiana indoors and outside too. I love trying new plants. Whatever thrives I continue growing. This spring and summer was terrible...too cold...then the worst heat wave and drought in a decade. Only my okra and a few cucumbers and African varieties of blackeyed peas and red ripper peas produced anything but I mainly planted the peas to build soil. I decided to use the survivors for seed saving and mainly ate the okra raw along with the cucumbers. I did manage to baby a tiny 6 inch fig tree and eventually mulched it enough with grass clipping, leaves, straw, and old potting soil and garden waste to get it to branch and grow almost three feet tall. Some of my mustard greens survived and will provide a few meals going into winter. I just sowed more mustard, turnip, radish, beet, and other similar varieties around by just scattering the seeds and they`ve sprouted. Armadillos have been rooting around and destroying my plants. I dread having to use my air rifles on them. I sprayed one with the hose and he hasn`t returned. Another that I saw came over and sniffed my foot after I raised my voice at him! I wish they would stay away from my garden. They always seem to attack my most important plants. I have no car and I need the food I grow. But I also love animals. It`s terrible! By next spring I will have to build a fence but couldn`t this year. It will have to be a barrier I can move because the soil is too hard to put posts in and I`m having to build topsoil here very slowly. My yard was once a hill and they used a bulldozer to level it so it`s hard red packed soil mixed with gravel just inches below the surface. So this winter when the snakes and wasps are asleep I will have to use a garden wagon to bring in soil and leaves from the forest to begin adding layers.

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7 ай бұрын

Wow, it looks like you are on an incredibly adventure and journey! It sounds great! I love hearing how you plant and figure things out - that is how it is meant to be. I am sure you have a wonderful oasis there and enjoy every moment of it 🌻

I live in a tropical country (Costa Rica) and have never seen it bolting easily. Even in pac choi they grow quite well. Well, temperatures here are stable all year round.

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5 ай бұрын

Ah, that's nice to hear! Having consistent temperatures is such a bonus. Here we have all 4 seasons in one day and even winter can go from freezing cold to 30 degrees overnight. That's definitely not what any of the Asian greens, especially the Choi's. Glad to her you happily grow them where you are 🌻

I’m growing in GEORGIA USA, I was givin about 100 seeds ,it’s 100’ in the sun, I have 1/2 (50) little seedlings in a container. Had NO idea what to with them. Thanks you so much, I’ll separate , transplant in shade, companion plant,run a drip hose my neighbor gave me, compost, order some BA, my first attempt growing brassicas, plant the other 50 seeds and hopefully harvest seed in few months( they do sound invasive which is fine, the shady area is home to mint and other invasive plants , and I wanted to attempt garlic and onions for the first time, I’ll plant them there as well. THANKS so much.

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11 ай бұрын

What an amazing detailed comment you have left me! Thank you so much! I absolutely love hearing all the details and plans people have for their growing spaces and seasons. Sounds like you have a really good place in place and hope it all plays out as you intended. I'm also super happy to hear that you got value from watching this video and it gave you some info to better prepare for future plantings 🌻🌻🌻

Greetings from Australia. Many thanks. An excellent run-down, and exactly what I was looking for.

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Жыл бұрын

Hey Richard, thanks for taking the time to drop me a comment and I am so glad you found value in watching this video 🌻

I saw your channel while searching for information on how cold tolerant Tatsoi is. I live in Illinois and a hard freeze is predicted for tonight! We first tried Tatsoi when it was included in our bushel basket from the Farmer's Market. We loved it! I got some seed this year and used it in a fall garden experiment for making seed tape. The experiment was a success and we have some beautiful Tatsoi ( and radishes). Not sure if they would tolerate 27°F tonight if covered. May pot some up and overwinter them on my south facing porch. We bring in many plants and keep them warm with a small barn heater. I enjoyed your video. Thank you!

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7 ай бұрын

Yaaaay, I'm thrilled to hear you had success and that my video helped you out and that you got to give it a go! They are not very cold hardy as their leaves are pretty tender but I am sure by the time of my reply you would have found out for yourself 😁 they really are a nice crop to be able to grow and they are so versatile in the kitchen! Wishing you many a successful harvest ahead 🌻

I've started multiple Tatsoi plants indoors in peat pots under grow lights. Once I have some garden space opened up I harden off the plants and get them in the ground. So far they are thriving and about 4cm tall. Thanks for the informative video.

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Жыл бұрын

Hey David, sounds like you have a solid plan in place there! I hope you get great harvests from all your Tatsoi plantings 🌻

Wow. Nice video. 👍

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Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment, it is greatly appreciated 🌻

What are the white bits on your soil? I'm trying pak choi this year but in full sun... Hasn't bolted yet but growing super slowly

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2 жыл бұрын

Those are seaweed chips (milled seaweed). I find it highly effective in adding micro nutrients to the soil and is a really great moisture retention option and the seaweed swells drastically and holds a lot of moisture. Also interesting on the Pak Choi! My Tatsoi in the tatsoi have just started bolting, but they are now past their maturity date. Pak Choi on my side in partial shade is doing really well, but let me know how yours ends up 🌻