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Growing Mustard greens, also gai choy

(Brassica sp.)

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		S	P	P			P

(Best months for planting Mustard greens in USA - Zone 5a regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays. P = Plant direct in garden where they are to grow.

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 14 - 24 inches apart
Harvest in 5-8 weeks.
Compatible with: Dwarf (bush) beans, beets, celery, cucumber, onions, marigold, nasturtium, rhubarb, aromatic herbs (sage, dill, camomile)
Avoid growing with: Climbing (pole) beans, tomato, peppers (chilli, capsicum), eggplant (aubergine), strawberry

Leaf mustard
Red Japanese mustard

Green leafy plant, popular for Asian cooking.

Grow fast with plenty of water and regular feeds of liquid manure to avoid bitterness. Pick young.

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Mustard greens

Use young leaves in salad for a 'spicy kick'. Add to stir fry.

Your comments and tips

06 Aug 12, Frank Ryan (Australia - temperate climate): Am growing mustard to dig bach into the soil. My question is at what stage of plants should I pull and dig in. They have not yet flowered.
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07 Aug 12, Daryl Walter (Australia - cool/mountain climate): dig in before they flower
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06 Aug 12, hz (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I did this twenty years ago with giant red mustard. I always let a few plants on the edges go to seed, and strew the seed. I still have volunteer red mustard, and so can add some young leaves into a salad if I wish, but also benefit from the chemicals it produces when dug in to the soil to deter nematodes. Dig it in whenever you are ready by the way !
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17 Mar 12, Dee (Australia - temperate climate): Started growing some years ago and they now come up all over the vegetable garden. But why is it suggested that it not be grown with some other vegetables?
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15 Jun 11, Jen (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Eden seeds also have these seeds -
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29 Aug 10, Mike Chard (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The Reject Shop sells seeds - I bought Mustard Greens seeds for only a couple of dollars and they grew fantastic!
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11 Apr 10, tony russell (Australia - temperate climate): I would like to try growing some cof this but can't find any seeds or plants. Where can I get some ?
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05 Aug 10, andeaus (Australia - temperate climate): eden seeds. mail order or good health food store. if you're in sydney i've got plenty.
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25 Jul 10, darryl (Australia - cool/mountain climate): hey man try ebay.. they got all sorts of seeds.
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27 Mar 10, wendy (Australia - temperate climate): where can you grow them in what soil
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eden seeds. mail order or good health food store. if you're in sydney i've got plenty.

- andeaus

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