key growing information

Growing Mustard Greens From Seed

How to grow mustard greens: sowing season and spacing for bunching, flea beetle protection, harvest size and seeding rates.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.

Mustard Greens - Key Growing Information

This bunch of mustard greens includes a selection of green and red, traditional and Asian varieties.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brassica juncea
CULTURE: Sow any time from early spring through late summer. For bunching, plant ¼–½" deep at 15 seeds per foot in rows 18–24" apart.
INSECT PESTS: Keep flea beetles and other pests off with floating row covers put on at sowing time.
HARVEST: Harvest once leaves reach full size, about 12–18".
AVG. SEEDING RATE: For bunching at 15 seeds per foot: about 1,040' per oz., 16,640' per lb., or 1⅓ lb. per acre.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: about 16,200 on average.
PACKET: 250 seeds per packet, enough for about 15' of bunching greens.

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