Growing Pak Choi, Choy Sum, and Baby Vegetables for Asian Cooking

Baby Vegetables: Why They Work So WellBaby vegetables are not simply undersized mature plants — many varieties are specifically bred for harvest at juvenile stage, producing tender, sweet, concentrated flavour that the full-sized vegetable sometimes lacks. For Asian cooking specifically, baby bok choy (harvested at 10–15cm) is more tender and sweet than mature bok choy, and requires almost no preparation.Fastest-Growing Asian Greens for Baby HarvestBaby bok choy: ready in 25–30 days. Tatso…