Gai Choy Chinese Mustard Green, Jiè cài (芥菜) Chinese, Four Seasons Chun Cai, Stemmed Mustard, Heart Mustard, Swatow mustard
Chinese mustard greens, or jiè cài (芥菜) in Mandarin and gai choy in Cantonese, have been cultivated for centuries.
Things can get confusing, however, as there are many different types, each with different uses in the kitchen. Some are stir-fried, prized for their tender and nutritious leaves, while others are harvested for their thick stems, which are pickled and preserved.
This particular variety of Vegetable is called Four Seasons Chun Cai another type of Chinese Mustard or Gai Choi Yet another Fast Growing Gem because of how QUICK it grows as it matures from around 30 - 40 days after seeding. This is a unique reliable garden loving vegetable. It features Round leaves like palm leaf fans and is the most tender of its kind. The stems are thin giving it a nice crunchy texture and grows to around 45 cm in height. This type of vegetable can be cooked so many ways.Mustard Gai Choy is a heading form of mustard, a specialty vegetable known as Gai Cai in Asia.This cultivar is an heirloom variety from South China much prized for its mild but distinctive flavor. It shares the ridged leaves and curved growth habit of the large Gai Choy, but is looser, longer, greener and the ridges are less pronounced.Gai Choy is excellent for soup and stir frys, particularly with pork or chicken.Easy To Grow...This can be grown almost anytime of the year just like its name (Four seasons Chun Cai) It is a must have for Gai Choi Fans, It is tolerant to diseases and cold. Sow seeds 6 inches apart Make sure it has a nice amount of water. You can also rake a few extra harvests by peeling some leaves bit by bit when your hungry. Seeds will germinate best at Temperatures above 65 F.The leaves are very nutritious, rich in minerals and vitamins. So if your looking for a Chinese vegetable for your stir fry, easy to grow which grows extremely quick and want more harvests with a constant supply of vegetables.... then this is the kind for you.
