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0 Organic Purple Osaka Mustard, Brassica juncea

Light:	Full sun
Zones:
Plant Height:
Seedling Depth:	1/4"
Days to Maturity:	21 days baby, 40 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. Cupped leaves; emerald green color and a purple tinge that becomes more intense as leaves mature. Commonly grown as baby leaf for salad mixes full size leaves in ethnic cuisine or stir-fry and pickled. Moderate mustard flavor.

Approx seeds per package.