Growing Mustard Greens
Organic Vegetable Gardening
Fact Sheet
Botanical name: Brassica nigra, Brassica juncea
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| Planting time: | SP,FA | ||
| Seeds per ounce: | 15000 | ||
| Ounces per square foot: | 0.001 | ||
| Minimum legal germination rate: | 75% | ||
| Germination type: | Short Germinating seeds | ||
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Notes Mustard Greens tastes best when plants grow quickly and leaves mature before the hot days of summer. When growing Mustard Greens harvest when the leaves reach full size. |
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Planting |
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| In garden spacing (inches): | 6 | ||
| In flat spacing (inches): | 1 | ||
| Planting depth (inches): | Cover seed with soil | ||
| Maximum number of plants per square foot: | 6 | ||
| Nutrient relationship:: | Heavy Feeder | ||
Harvest |
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| Days to maturity: | 35-42 | ||
| Harvesting period (days): | 56-210 | ||
| Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | 1.8 | ||
Cultural |
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| Diseases: | Downy Mildew, White Rust, Sclerotinia Stalk Rot (White Mold), Leaf Spots, Virus Mosaic |
| Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) |
Cabbage Looper, Diamondback Moth, Flea Beetle, Green Peach Aphid, Pea Aphid, Slugs and Snails There's new evidence that Mustard Greens can be used to help control pests either as a trap plant or antagonistic against soil Nematodes. |
Varieties |
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Florida Broadleaf, Green Wave, Giant Curled, Giant Red |
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