Brassica rapa
Komatsuna Asian Greens
Days to Maturity: 21 days baby - 40 full size
SKU
2489
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Heat tolerant green with dark green, glossy leaves and white, juicy midribs.
Harvest at any stage and use in salads, as braising greens, boiled or pickled. Flavor grows stronger as plants mature. A turnip relative grown almost exclusively in Japan, Taiwan and Korea before its introduction to U.S. specialty markets. 12,500 seeds/oz.
- Versatile
- Heat tolerant
- Open-Pollinated
Note: High Mowing ensures all seed lots of this variety are independently tested for the diseases black rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris) and black leg (Leptosphaeria maculans, anamorph Phoma lingam). Only seed lots that test negative for black rot and black leg are released for sale.
Cultural Info
PLANTING INFO:
Seed depth: ¼”. For baby leaf- Seeding rate: ~60 seeds/ft in a 2-4”; Row spacing: 2/3” between bands. Harvest when leaves are ~3” tall by cutting 1” from ground or pick individual leaves for cut and come again. For full size- Seeding rate: ~12 seeds/ft; Plant spacing: thin to 6”; Row spacing: 18”.
CULTURAL INFO:
Most Asian Greens are moderately hardy annuals and can be sown from early spring through midsummer. Asian greens are in the same family as mustards but tend to have a mild flavor and lack the spiciness that many mustards are known for. Asian greens include an assortment of species that can be grown for baby leaf or full size crops.
SEED SPECS:
12M seeds/oz. M=1,000
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