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Amara Mustard Green Seed — dark green amara baby leaves

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Brassica carinata

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Amara Mustard Green Seed

Item #HSC-GRN-001-PKT

A rich, dark green Ethiopian kale.

Amara has dark green, gently savoyed leaves with scalloped edges that are tender and succulent, with a rich, savory taste. Toss young leaves into salads or cook larger ones like any other green.

It is a mustard (Brassica carinata) that goes by several common names, among them Ethiopian or Highland kale and Abyssinian mustard. The variety is protected under the Plant Variety Protection Act.

Baby leaf in about 21 days. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 250 seeds
Average 6,400 seeds per oz.

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Quick Facts

Seed size (10 mm scale) and germination soil temperature chart for mustard greens — Seed size & germination

Latin Name: Brassica carinata
Days To Maturity: 21 baby
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow thickly

Early spring to midsummer: 1/4" deep, 3–5 seeds per inch, with 2" or more between rows.

Keep sowing

Every 2 weeks for a steady supply; late sowings can overwinter under cover.

Cover at sowing

Row cover keeps flea beetles off; Bt for caterpillars.

Cut and come again

Cut leaves at 3–6", above the plant base, and cut again 5–14 days later.

Growing Information

Scientific name

Brassica carinata

Which crops

These notes cover baby-leaf brassicas such as mustard greens, mizuna, tatsoi and komatsuna.

Soil and season

Brassica greens like soil with a pH of 6.0–7.5 and can be grown in the field all season. Sown in late summer or early fall, most are hardy enough to keep producing through winter in a cool greenhouse or high tunnel. Mustards tend to bolt in heat and long days.

Days to maturity

Counted from emergence after direct sowing.

Direct sowing

Sow from early spring to midsummer, 1/4" deep and 3–5 seeds to the inch, with 2" or more between rows. Under a tunnel or other cover, sowing can continue into late fall for overwintering.

Seeding rate

Mustard: about 1 oz. per 260 ft. of row, or 1 lb. per 4,160 ft.

Succession planting

Sow roughly every 2 weeks for a steady supply, stopping 2–3 weeks before the first fall frost.

Insect pests

Lay fabric row cover at sowing to keep flea beetles off. Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) controls cabbage worms and loopers.

Disease

Rotate crops and keep beds and tools clean.

Harvest

Cut with a knife once leaves are about 3–6" long, keeping above the base of the plant so it can regrow. A second cut is usually ready in 5–14 days, depending on variety and season.

Packet

250 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 6,400 on average.

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