
I have planted napa cabbage too early that most of the plants bolted. I did not know what bolting was until I saw most of the napa cabbage (bok choys included) start blooming. Apparently, it is a condition that affects this type of plants when it gets too cold, too hot, or the seedlings get “handled” too much (I am thinking about the word trauma while I was reading this information online). More like a built-in defense mechanism, the plant tries to bloom under unfavorable conditions. I had to uproot the greens and gave it to the chickens. I will try again after the ground dries up from the recent rain. Hopefully next time the plants will do better.

