PLANTS SHIP MID-MAY+ (except fruit trees), SEEDS SHIP ANYTIME, CANADA ONLY. LOCAL PICKUP AVAILABLE (incl. fruit trees, Ottawa) RED GIANT MUSTARD GREENS | id:24757 | Brassica iuncea | Certified Organic by Ecocert Canada | Annual | Open Pollinated | Heirloom Baby greens have bright green leaves with stunning deep purple veins. Full size plants are incredibly beautiful with a full whorl of burgundy leaves. Mild when baby; spicy mustard flavor increases with maturity. Use full sized leaves for stir-fry, soups and pickling. Essential salad leaf, spicy flavour. Vitamins+: B1+, B2+, B3+, B5+, B6+, B9++, B12, C++, K1++, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg+, Mn, P, Zn Companion plants: Dill, Fennel, Yarrow, Mint, Corn, Peas, Rosemary, Thyme, Beets, Celery, Carrot, Lettuce, Onion, Cucumber. Far from: Sunflower, Beans, Strawberry. Planting tip: Direct seed as soon as the soil can be worked. ||Harvest leaves as desired. Harvesting tip: Harvest when leaves are 3” tall by cutting 1” from the ground. Storage tip: Can be stored in sand in a root cellar at about 1-2°C.
Seed depth:1/2-1″ Direct, Plant spacing:2-4”, Row spacing:12-24″, Sun Level:2, Watering Level:2, Germination:5-10 days/jrs, 2-23°C Optimally:15-21°C, Maturity:45 days/jrs, Height: 12-24″, Width: 12″, Cold tolerance:-7°C, Edible leaf, Edible flower (See Envelope below) Gaia Organics, 399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1C9 (near Gatineau, Quebec) 613-219-8463 (see the envelope below)
