Brassica juncea 'Mizuna'
Mustard 'Mizuna'
Oriental brassicas are excellent from late summer onwards right through the winter if grown under protection. 'Mizuna is a vigorous grower producing numerous stalks bearing dark green, deeply cut and fringed leaves. They have a fresh, crisp taste and can be used on their own or cooked with meat. Highly resistant to cold and grown extensively during the winter months in Japan.
Contributed by @Naomi126
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Mustard 'Mizuna'
Latin name
Brassica juncea 'Mizuna'
type
Vegetable
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
Brassica juncea 'Mizuna'
Oriental brassicas are excellent from late summer onwards right through the winter if grown under protection. 'Mizuna is a vigorous grower producing numerous stalks bearing dark green, deeply cut and fringed leaves. They have a fresh, crisp taste and can be used on their own or cooked with meat. Highly resistant to cold and grown extensively during the winter months in Japan.
Planting out
From Early Spring TO Mid Summer
Plant seedlings 4 - 6 inches apart in organically rich, consistently moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Plant them every other week for an ongoing supply of leaf.