Description
Gai Lan is an essential and beloved vegetable in Chinese and Thai culinary traditions. It’s easy to grow and tastes great! Plants are harvested whole, similar to but larger than broccoli raab/rapini, with thick edible stems, leaves and flower buds. Being from tropical Asia, most Gai Lans grow poorly in northern latitudes but, after extensive trialing, we are happy to offer Blue Star, which is fast growing and performs very well. Plant it anytime spring through late summer. Harvest once or grow it as a cut-and-come-again vegetable. Blue Star is very cold hardy, surviving winter temperatures in our hoophouse down to 0°. It is endowed with the tastes of broccoli with a bit of a mustardy zing. It makes a great veg dish – simply stir-fry whole with sesame oil, tamari, fish sauce, and garlic.
45 days to maturity.