Gailan Test

Last year, I successfully raised a few gailan plants, although their path to maturity took shape rather unexpectedly. The leaves came in broad and thick, and the stems weren’t the smooth cylinders I’m used to seeing at Chinese restaurants. Thankfully, their taste was still good.

After enjoying summer harvests, I let at least one of the plants carry on its merry way, and by February it had produced a cabbage head, which wasn’t something I thought gailan did. In fact, given how things played out, it’s possible I didn’t actually grow gailan. Maybe I lost track of what I planted where — it wouldn’t be the first time. Or, maybe there was some kind of mix-up when the seeds were packaged.

Whatever plant this is, it waited until its second year to produce seeds, another unanticipated development. Making up for lost time, the seeds came in with gusto, and I collected a few hundred. I planted a few earlier this year, but nothing thrived like the parent, for whatever reason. I recently gave it another go, however, and new seedlings have since popped up, full of promise. Hopefully I’ll be able to get them going, and gather more information to determine whether or not this plant is what I thought it was.

Cold Snap

Kkaennip Seed Harvest