Growing Mizuna, also Japanese Greens, Mitzuna, Mibuna

Brassica rapa var japonica : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
      S S S            
        T T T          
        P P            

(Best months for growing Mizuna in Australia - tropical regions)

  • S = Plant undercover in seed trays
  • T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
  • P = Sow seed
  • 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 10°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 15 - 20 cm apart
  • Harvest in 35-50 days.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Radish, lettuce
  • Mizuna leaf

Mizuna and Mibuna are both grown for their leaves. Fast growing plants which have a mild mustardy flavour when young.

Tolerates light shade. Tends to bolt in hotter weather. Grows well in pots and containers - keep mulched and well-watered.

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Mizuna

Leaves used raw, stir-fried, in soups. Young flowering stems can be cooked like broccoli.

Your comments and tips

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11 Mar 10, Kay (Australia - temperate climate)
Dear Sir I live in North Rockhampton near Mt Archer Mountain ,Central Queensland city , Please let me know I can I get Mitzuna seed and how can I plant. Kind egards Kay
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15 Mar 10, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Kay, You can buy mizuna seeds online from Eden Seeds (listed under Asian vegetables-salad greens). Also Greenharvest.com.au.
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03 Dec 10, Hugo Tissera (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Melbourne. Want to find an easy method of growing mizuna in a simple hydroponic set up under cover and hopefully grow right round the year. How long is the cropping period? What can be done to delay the plants going to seed? Your advice on this matter is much appreciated. Thanks. Hugo
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19 May 13, Jeff (Australia - temperate climate)
Hugo, I live in Sydney and grow Mizuna hydroponically all year 'round. Typically I re-seed 3-4 times a year. If you harvest heavily the plants will re-shoot. I grow in cups of perlite and just sprinkle seeds sparingly on the medium. The perlite takes up the nutrient and the roots grow down through the perlite to the water level. Beware of excess heat though. Growth slows (but continues) through winter.
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25 Mar 11, Scott (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi There Why not just buy a 30kg bag of potting mix, then make a number of holes in it and plant the Mizuna seedling strait in?
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03 Apr 14, Trevor mills (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Tell you one thing i wish coles and wollies would call it mizuna but they call it some other yuppie name . I have groown it from seed fromm forster to brisbane goes great in salads and let a few go to seed , very small but plenty . They have in prepacked salads but won,t change the name on the pachageing , Thanks Trevor
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01 Jun 14, GB (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)
Ok, a silly question … when I harvest this, is it best to cut it or pull it out?
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28 Apr 15, Dave (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I bought a mix of asian sprouting seeds from bunnings. Didnt have much luck with one the packs sprouting and when I pulled an old plant out of a box I saw the seeds and thought I'd drop them into the soil. 4 days later there all coming up.
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19 Apr 22, Clare (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted some mizuna seedlings two weeks ago and they are growing well. Only problem is that yellow flowers are appearing already, before I've had a chance to use the leaves! If I snip these off will they keep giving me leaves or bolt altogether?
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21 Apr 22, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How rich is your soil. Snap them off.
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Tell you one thing i wish coles and wollies would call it mizuna but they call it some other yuppie name . I have groown it from seed fromm forster to brisbane goes great in salads and let a few go to seed , very small but plenty . They have in prepacked salads but won,t change the name on the pachageing , Thanks Trevor

- Trevor mills

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