(1/2-oz) 6000+Seeds organic TATSOI Asian Greens seeds; can tolerate hard frost; 塔菇菜 烏塌菜; heirloom non-GMO

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(1/2-oz) or 6000+ Seeds organic Tatsoi Asian Greens seeds; heirloom non-GMO, brassica rapa Narinosa, 40-50 days. Also known as Tagucai Tacai Wutacai 塔菇菜 塌菜 烏塌菜 in Chinese. Germination rate 83%’ tested 09/2021 The word Tat means flat, as it will grow horizontally, stay very low profile, rosette-like, until flowering stage. Please note you can easily plant 50-100 sqft of tatsoi with 2500+ / 7.1 grams worth of seeds. So why not share the seeds with couple gardening friends or save some for autumn planting. Need more seeds? 1/2-OZ jumbo packet has about 6,000 seeds. This traditional Chinese spinach mustard green is very very hardy, as the mature plants can withstand -15C/5F temperature, making it a true survival-of-the-fittest for early spring or late autumn crop. In ideal growing condition, a mature tatsoi can weigh 4-6 oz easily. The easiest cultivation method is direct sowing, cover seeds in 1/8-1/4” fine soil, keep soil moist & seeds should germinate in a week or so if daytime temperature is above 60F. Cover the soil in clear poly will accelerate germination dramatically, acting like a coldframe. I like to pick them as baby greens for making stir fry or soup, and leave some bigger ones to spread out sparsely grow to 8-12” diameter. Aternatively, to get a real head start, sow seeds in seedling tray indoor say 3 weeks before transplant. Using heating pad & dorm cover will speed up germination. Place the tray on a sunny window (i.e. south of west side of the house) or use artificial light, so seedlings won’t be too tall/skinny/fragile. Transplant them when seedlings have 4-6 leaves, say 4” apart, rows should be 8-12” apart. Here in SW Chicago burb, I operate an organic Asian veggie farm. I am able plant three crops on the same garden plot: say start out with tatsoi transplants in early April (or direct sowing in late March) with frost protection. Put in burpless cucumber plants by late May. Then prepare the soil for autumn crop around late August, such as shungiku, a-choy, tatsoi or other mustard/spinach greens. As of mid January 2019, I still have many spinach plants surviving the winter, without any sort of protection.