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0 Organic Red Giant Mustard, Brassica juncea .300 grams

Light:	Full Sun/Part Shade
Zones:
Plant Height:	3" inches
Seedling Depth:	1/4"
Days to Maturity:	23 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: Baby Leaf: 2/3” between bands.

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. Baby mustard greens have bright green leaves with deep purple veins and the full size plants; burgundy leaves. Spiciness increases with maturity. Use full size leaves for stir-fry, soups and pickling. Commonly grown as baby leaf for salad mixes.

Approx. 200 seeds per package.