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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Tatsoi
| image =
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Brassica]]''
| species = '''''B. narinosa'''''
| binomial = ''Brassica narinosa''
| binomial_authority =
}}
'''''Tatsoi''''' (''Brassica narinosa'' or ''Brassica rapa var. rosularis'') (塌棵菜, 瓢儿菜、乌塌菜, or 塌古菜 in Chinese),<!--Can we just use the hanzi that "tatsoi" comes from, and list the other names in an Etymology section?--> also called '''spinach mustard''', '''spoon mustard''', or '''rosette bok choy''', is an [[Asia|Asian]] variety of ''[[Brassica rapa]]''<!--If it's B. narinosa, how can it also be B. rapa?--> grown for greens. This plant has become popular in [[North America]]n cuisine as well, and is now grown throughout the world.
The plant has dark green spoon-shaped leaves which form a thick rosette. It has a soft creamy texture and has a subtle yet distinctive flavour.
It takes 45-50 days to harvest and can withstands temperatures down to -9.4 degrees C (15 degrees F). Tatsoi can be harvested even from under the snow.
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Days to Maturity: 45
When to Sow Outside: As early as the soil can be worked. Sow again in late summer or fall.
When to Sow Inside: Sow directly outdoors.
Seed Depth: 1/4" to 1/2"
Seed Spacing: 6"
Row Spacing: 18"
Days to Emerge: 5 - 15
Thinning: When 4" tall, thin to 6" apart.
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[[Category:Brassica]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
{{Brassicales-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = Tatsoi
| image =
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Brassica]]''
| species = '''''B. narinosa'''''
| binomial = ''Brassica narinosa''
| binomial_authority =
}}
'''''Tatsoi''''' (''Brassica narinosa'' or ''Brassica rapa var. rosularis'') (塌棵菜, 瓢儿菜、乌塌菜, or 塌古菜 in Chinese),<!--Can we just use the hanzi that "tatsoi" comes from, and list the other names in an Etymology section?--> also called '''spinach mustard''', '''spoon mustard''', or '''rosette bok choy''', is an [[Asia|Asian]] variety of ''[[Brassica rapa]]''<!--If it's B. narinosa, how can it also be B. rapa?--> grown for greens. This plant has become popular in [[North America]]n cuisine as well, and is now grown throughout the world.
The plant has dark green spoon-shaped leaves which form a thick rosette. It has a soft creamy texture and has a subtle yet distinctive flavour.
It takes 45-50 days to harvest and can withstands temperatures down to -9.4 degrees C (15 degrees F). Tatsoi can be harvested even from under the snow.
<!-- I'm commenting this out because it's not good presentation/not encyclopedic but I didn't want to delete it because it could be useful information if it can be nicely integrated into the article
Days to Maturity: 45
When to Sow Outside: As early as the soil can be worked. Sow again in late summer or fall.
When to Sow Inside: Sow directly outdoors.
Seed Depth: 1/4" to 1/2"
Seed Spacing: 6"
Row Spacing: 18"
Days to Emerge: 5 - 15
Thinning: When 4" tall, thin to 6" apart.
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[[Category:Brassica]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
{{Brassicales-stub}}
