Tasty and pungent mustard

Great Wave Miike mustard green is another selection from wild Garden seeds, This mustard tastes pungent and hot. The leaves are short and broad with  a wide mid rib and red veins on a light green surface. This mustard can be planted for baby salad anytime, but the full heads are at best in the autumn. Fully frost hardy. This variety has been pledged to the Open Source seed Initiative (OSSI).

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Scientific Name: Brassica juncea

Plant Life Cycle: annual to biennial herb

Optimal Germination Temperature: 18C

Germination time in days: 5-10 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 40-90 days

Sunlight: Full Sun or partial shade

Soil requirement: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil

Sowing and cultivation: Sow directly outdoors after last chance of frost has passed from May to October into well prepared soil in a sunny spot when temperatures reach around 16-18C. Sow seeds thinly into drills 1 cm deep and 38 cm apart.