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Mustard

Brassica alba, B. juncea, B. nigra

Category: Greens

Mustard is easy to grow and can be grown for mustard greens or for seed (different varieties are preferred for greens vs. seed). If the seeds are allowed to mature on the plant they will self-sow. Mustard is cold-hardly and a light frost is said to make its greens sweeter!

How to Grow Mustard

Quick Info

Spacing
16/Square
Depth
0.1 in
0.1 in
Sun
Part Sun
Water
1 in/week
Season
Cool
Frost
Semi-Tolerant
Height
8-30 in
Germination
5-21 days
Germination Temp
45-75 °F
Sprout to Harvest
20-30 days
Soil pH
Acidic - Neutral

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Varieties

Bald Head
Bald Head Unusual root crop with smooth, shiny roots and a mild spicy mustard flavor. Good source of vitamins and nutrients.
Chinese Giant Leaf
Chinese Giant Leaf Gargantuan mustard from China with leaves reaching 3 feet long. Sweet, mild flavor suitable for salads, pickles, stir fry.
Florida Broad Leaf
Florida Broad Leaf A cherished heirloom prized for its distinctive savory-spicy flavor and reliable, slow-to-bolt growth.
Gai Choy
Gai Choy This mustard forms crunchy, headed greens with a pungent flavor that mellows when young or cooked.
Komatsuna (Japanese Spinach)
Komatsuna (Japanese Spinach) A hardy, heat-tolerant green with a mild, tender, mustardy flavor and spinach-like sweetness, easy to cultivate.
Komatsuna, Spinach "Old Tokyo"
Komatsuna, Spinach "Old Tokyo" Old Tokyo Komatsuna is a mustard-spinach cross with mild, sweet flavor and superfood status. Great raw or cooked!
Miz America
Miz America Remarkable red mizuna mustard with exceptional leaf color, shape and size.
Mizuna
Mizuna This fast-growing, cut-and-come-again green offers feathery, mildly spicy leaves for salads and stir-fries, and is notably heat-tolerant.
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Growing from Seed

Mustard seeds are usually direct-sown.

Planting Considerations

Although mustard plants prefer full sun, they will tolerate partial shade.

Feeding

Mustard usually does not need any additional feeding as long as soil is relatively healthy.

Harvesting

Pick fresh mustard greens for salads while they are young and tender. Older, larger leaves can be stewed or sautéed. Harvest mustard seeds once seed pods have turned brown. Yellowing leaves are another sign that the seed pods are ready for harvest.

Storage

Mustard seeds can be used fresh, or dried and stored in an airtight container.

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