MUSTARD - RED GIANT

 Organic Mustard Red Giant

        100 Seeds Pack   

The Red Giant Mustard is a visually striking plant, characterized by its large leaves that transition from red-tinged to a deep burgundy purple in colder temperatures. As a captivating conclusion, when permitted to bloom, the plant showcases remarkable yellow flowers that emerge in a tall spike from its centre. In its youth, the leaves are succulent and tender, offering a mild peppery note and a subtle nutty finish. With maturity, the flavours of the leaves become more pronounced, featuring robust notes of pepper, garlic, and mustard.

PLANTING & GROWING

The aromatic herb can grow in plant containers in your balcony garden or inside near a sunny window.

Soaking needs to be done at least a few hours before planting, and preferably overnight. To prevent damping off when starting seeds indoors, it’s essential that you disinfect all of your pots, plastic grow trays, seed cells, and seedling tray covers before you reuse them.  

Sow the seeds 3mm (¼in) deep. Plants to be used when young should be planted or thinned to 10 cm apart, those to be cut frequently for their leaves, 20 cm apart and larger plants 30 to 40 cm apart. Ensure adequate supplies of water in dry conditions, if subjected to dry conditions, growth may appear stunted and plants will bolt prematurely. 

Individual leaves may be regularly cut so that a fresh crop is continually being produced. Cut when 5 to 10cm (2 to 4in) tall, above the bottom set of leaves so that the plant can continue to grow - be sure not to cut the growing point! As many as five cuts from one plant over ten months may be made. The heads can be harvested whole by cutting at the base with a sharp knife, from around three to six weeks after sowing, although large plants will need six to eight weeks. 

Crops should be rotated to keep soil healthy. Avoid rotating with members of the cabbage family.

Grows well with bush beans, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, dill, spinach, onions, potatoes, and most herbs. Avoid planting with members of the cabbage family, bush beans, and strawberries.