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Tendergreen Mustard Spinach

Tendergreen Mustard Spinach

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    Brassica rapa var periviridis Open pollinated. Heirloom 
    • 45 days. 
    • For many of us mustard greens are too strong but Tendergreen Mustard Spinach is mild and tender  Use as a Spinach substitute in fall.
    • Large ovate leaves, a few provide a generous serving of mustard greens
    • Old timers believe a mess of mustard greens in the spring purifes the blood.
    •  Use flowering shoots in salads. 
    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.