How to grow mustard greens

Brassica juncea · brassicaceae family · annual crop

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Growing basics

Mustard greens is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 40°F.

Plants bolt or decline once sustained daytime highs reach 80°F.

Varieties in the library run 40 to 45 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants about 6 inches apart.

Sources

Clemson Cooperative Extension HGIC, Mustard Greens
NC State Extension, Brassica juncea, Mustard Greens
UGA Cooperative Extension, Growing Greens in the Home Garden

3 varieties of mustard greens in the library

Red Giant · Florida Broadleaf · Mizuna

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 mustard greens varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

Set up your garden

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