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Organic Purple Osaka Mustard, Brassica juncea

Organic Purple Osaka Mustard, Brassica juncea
Light: Full sun 
Zones:  
Plant Height:  
Seedling Depth: 1/4" 
Days to Maturity: 21 days baby, 40 full size 
 
When to Sow: 
Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked. Sow every 3 weeks into fall for a continuous harvest.
 
Plant Spacing:    Baby leaf: 60 seeds/ft in a 2-4”.
 
                               Full size:  12 seeds/ft, thin to 6”.
 
 
Row Spacing:     2/3” between bands; for full size: 18”. 
 
Harvest:
When leaves are 3” tall; cut 1” from ground or pick individual leaves.
 
Special Features:
Most Brassica greens are moderately hardy annuals that can be sown from early spring through midsummer. Cupped leaves; emerald green color and a purple tinge that becomes more intense as leaves mature.  Commonly grown as baby leaf for salad mixes full size leaves in ethnic cuisine or stir-fry and pickled. Moderate mustard flavor.
 
Approx  seeds per package.
 
 
 

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