Bok choy is one of my favorite vegetables. But we call it Pechay in the Philippines so, basically, I have never called it bok choy, and actually didn’t know it’s called bok choy until I got here in the U.S.
We usually have the bok choy in stews just like this Nilagang Baka (Filipino Beef Stew with Clear Broth) or sautées.
Recently, I came across a post on Instagram of somebody regrowing bok choy. I have never tried it before so I thought about giving it a try. I actually mentioned about this in my March Currently post. And as I said there, I’m going to share about its progress and here it is.
How I Did It
- I cut the bok choy leaves at the base leaving about 2 inches of the stalk.
- I filled a container with water and placed the stalk in, making it stand, having part of the base submerged in water.
- Watch it grow.
First Week
This is how it looked like after a week. I forgot to take a photo of it in the beginning, but you can just try to picture it out yourself without the leaves.
Second Week
Then here it is after two weeks. It was such a delight to watch it grow. I’m like a kid watching it and fascinated of how fast it was growing every single day.
I had to change the water a couple of times because it started to turn brown, and I rinsed the container as well. I also had to remove some of the stalks on the side as they became wilted.
Third Week
I waited for another week thinking it would grow more. Unfortunately, I was wrong. The leaves started to droop. I decided not to take a picture of it because it looked pitiful. That was a lesson learned, but it was a fun experience. And I will try my luck again next time. 🙂
How about you? Do you like bok choy? Have you tried regrowing it before?
That is so cool that you can regrow this vegetable easily. I wonder if you needed to use a bigger bowl or wrap roots in a paper towel. If you can get it to grow, It will save you so much money in the end. I’ve never heard of bok choy.
It sure would save some money. They have it at the produce section of the supermarket.
This would be cool. I wish I could grow stuff but I have a black thumb.
This is so cool. I tried doing this with celery but mine rotted.
I enjoy learning about growing new plants fruits and veggies from what would normally become compost scrap or garbage. Instead you get to grow over and over again!
I love bok choy, I’ve never tried re-growing it though.
I don’t grow bok choy but this is so cool! I’ll have to try it because I love growing stuff 🙂
This is really neat. I’ve been wanting to regrow a lot of things. I have seen so many people do it and thought it would be nice to try.
Oh, that’s interesting! I would love to grow some veggies in my balcony garden (UK) too 😍 Here in India, we are currently growing cabbages, cilantro, and tomatoes in our garden 🙂
This is a great idea, I just wish that I had some time to grow veggies in my backyard garden. this is something that we did as young children. thanks for sharing this
Wow! This is such a really interesting idea! I think I might have to try this
I am surely going to try this out! This is such a really wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing this with us!
wow! That was a fun experience. I love to grow vegetables at home with my kids!
As asian growing up in our household bokchoy and moringa is our common veggies. I miss home because of this i will definitely will plant this on our yard this summer.
It is actually tough to find good bok choy around here. It would be great to be able to regrow our own – I never thought to do this!