Brassica rapa var. perviridis
Komatsuna
Komatsuna is a leaf vegetable. It is a variety of Brassica rapa, the plant species that yields the turnip, mizuna, napa cabbage, and rapini. It is stir-fried, pickled, boiled, and added to soups or used fresh in salads. It is an excellent source of calcium.The leaves of komatsuna may be eaten at any stage of their growth. In a mature plant they are dark green with slender light green stalks, around 30cm long.
Contributed by @anddh
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Partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Komatsuna
Latin name
Brassica rapa var. perviridis
type
Vegetable
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.5 - 6.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.08 M
0.30 M
Brassica rapa var. perviridis
Komatsuna is a leaf vegetable. It is a variety of Brassica rapa, the plant species that yields the turnip, mizuna, napa cabbage, and rapini. It is stir-fried, pickled, boiled, and added to soups or used fresh in salads. It is an excellent source of calcium.The leaves of komatsuna may be eaten at any stage of their growth. In a mature plant they are dark green with slender light green stalks, around 30cm long.
Propagating by seed
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
Sow seeds in a good seed compost from early spring to mid-summer. Seeds should germinate in 2 or 3 days if kept moist and covered. For continual cropping, sow seeds at weekly intervals. They will be ready to thin and plant out once the seedlings have produced a second pair of leaves.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
Seedlings will be ready to plant out once they have a second pair of leaves. Plant them into a rich compost, ideally into a veg trug or into large pots that can easily be protected from slugs. Plant two or three seedlings in each pot or, space them out 8 inches apart in a trug. Leave them in partial shade having watered them well. For continual cropping, plant seedlings at least a week apart through to mid-summer.
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anddh