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0 Organic Green Wave Mustard, Brassica juncea

Light:	Full Sun
Zones:
Plant Height:
Seedling Depth:	1/4"
Days to Maturity:	21 days baby, 45 full size

When to Sow:

Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked. Sow every 3 weeks into fall for a continuous harvest.

Plant Spacing: Baby leaf: 60 seeds/ft in a 2-4”.

Full size: 12 seeds/ft, thin to 6”.

Row Spacing: 2/3” between bands; for full size: 18”.

Harvest:

When leaves are 3” tall; cut 1” from ground or pick individual leaves.

Special Features:

Most Brassica greens are moderately hardy annuals that can be sown from early spring through midsummer. Commonly grown as baby leaf for salad mixes full size leaves in ethnic cuisine or stir-fry and pickled. Bright green color, use in salads for contrast. As baby leaf, leaves are flat with softly serrated edges. At full size, leaf margins become heavily serrated and frilly. Extremely slow to bolt. High yielding and reliable.

Approx. seeds per package.