Sword Choy Lettuce, Romaine Type 油麦菜, A-Choy, Yu Mai Tsai, Pointed Leaf lettuce Seeds - [ Shop Canadian Seeds Online ]  - Lettuc
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Sword Choy Lettuce, Romaine Type 油麦菜, A-Choy, Yu Mai Tsai, Pointed Leaf lettuce Seeds

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Sword Choy lettuce (also known as A-Choy, Yu Mai Tsai, or Pointed Leaf lettuce) is a crisp, romaine-type green with long, narrow leaves, popular in Taiwanese and Chinese cooking, offering a nutty, slightly bitter taste, perfect for stir-fries, soups, or salads. It's known for being hardy in various temperatures, growing quickly, and having crisp stalks and tender leaves that are delicious cooked briefly or eaten raw, similar to romaine but with unique flavor. 
Flavor: Mildly bitter, nutty, vegetal, sometimes compared to almonds or celtuce.
Texture: Crisp, tender leaves and stalks, similar to romaine.
Culinary Uses: Stir-fries (quick cooking), soups, salads, and as a fresh green.
Origin: Native to Asia, especially popular in Taiwan and Southern China, but grown globally. 
Type Salad Greens
Family Cabbage Family
Temperature Soil 55-75F
Temperature Daytime 50-65F
Temperature Evening 40F+
Lighting Partial / Full, 4-6 Hours/Day
Water Light,6 Gallons/Week
Maturity Short, 30-55 Days Harvest
PH Neutral 6.5-7.2
Zones 1A-9B
Plant Placement 4 Plants, 4 Per Row

Don’t forget to add greens to your garden! These easy-to-grow veggies will tolerate a wide variety of conditions. Like other leafy vegetables,salad greens prefer cool conditions but should be kept in direct sun. Often, they are hardy enough to over-winter in many locations, from late summer and early fall sowings. These plants are ideal for growing in the gardening system since plenty of water helps promote rapid, uninterrupted growth, and slows bolting.

COMMON PESTS: Aphids, Cabbage Loopers, Slugs, Snails, Flea Beetles, Leaf Miners, Thrips

SUSCEPTIBLE TO: Damping Off, Downy Mildew, Rust, Leaf Spot, Rot

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