Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Red Giant Mustard

Red Giant Mustard

$3.25 $0.00
    Brassica juncea var. rugosa.  Open pollinated.
    • 45 days.
    • Colored a deep purple-red, the white ribbed, savoy leaves are thick and tender with a pleasantly mild mustard flavor.
    • Sow Red Giant Mustard in Spring for spring and early summer use. 
    • Sow late summer for fall and winter use. 
    • Harvest when young and tender. 
    • The plant is winter hardy and slow to bolt.

    Planting Directions:  Plant in spring as early as the ground can be well worked. Enrich with general purpose fertilizer or rich compost. Soil temperature for germination is 50°-86°. Soil temperature for growing is 60°-70°. Seed should be planted 1/4” deep in rows 12” apart. When the plants are 1” high begin thinning and continue throughout the growing season until plants are 6” apart.  Sow from early spring at 3 week intervals until summer for early crops. Fall crops sow from late summer to early fall.