Wasabina Mustard is a specialty Japanese mustard green. Light green, deeply serrated leaves have a wasabi-like flavor, milder in young baby leaves, bolder and spicier in mature leaves. Use in salads, stir-fries, or pickled. We left ours in the garden to bolt and continued picking tasty leaves while the flowers supplied nectar and pollen for the pollinators.

100 seeds

PLANTING

Brassica juncea

Germination:4-10 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 70-75F.

Seed Sowing Depth:” deep

SowingIndoors: Start 3-4 weeks before planting outside.Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot, thinning to one per cell/pot. Provide 60-70F soil temperatures. Transplant 12 apart.

Sowing Outdoors: Starting in spring when soil temperatures reach 55-60F. Sow 1-3 apart, thin to 12, for mature leaves. Sow 1/2-1″ apart for baby greens. Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous harvest.

How much does a packet plant:30-foot single row for mature greens, 6-8 feet for baby greens

Harvest:Mature greens- cut at 12-18″, Baby greens – cut at 3-6″

Tips: Wasabina Mustard greens should be planted in fertile, well-drained soil. Work in compost or well-rotted manure into your soil before planting. Provide adequate, even moisture for the best growth, especially from the middle to the end of summer.Mulching helps retain moisture.