Brassica juncea
Purple Osaka Mustard Greens
Days to Maturity: 21 days baby - 40 full size
SKU
2500
Out of stock
OUT OF STOCK FOR 2020
Spicy cupped emerald leaves tinged with purple.
Purple color becomes more intense as leaves mature. Similar to Red Giant with less colorful veins and a cupped leaf that makes washing easier and salads more lofty. Spicy mustard flavor.
Adds color and loft to mixes
- Cold tolerant
- Spicy flavor
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 Brassica greens are moderately hardy annuals that can be sown from early spring through midsummer. Commonly grown as baby leaf for salad mixes in the US, and also traditionally grown for full size leaves in ethnic cuisine or stir-fry and pickled. Light cooking dispels mustard heat to reveal a very sweet and full flavor. Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked. Sow every 3 weeks into fall for a continuous harvest. Harvest leaves as desired. Use floating row cover when planting to protect from flea beetles.
SEED SPECS:
16M seeds/oz. M=1,000
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