Tender Leaf Harvests
Young serrated leaves provide a versatile cool-season kitchen crop.Young leaves provide a versatile kitchen crop.
Potherb Mustard Seeds
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Growing Level
Easy to Grow
Germination
High Germination
Garden Use
Vegetable Gardens
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About This Variety
Meet This Variety
Potherb mustard (Brassica juncea) is a cool-season leafy vegetable grown for its green, deeply cut leaves. Young leaves can be harvested for fresh or cooked kitchen use.
Grow in full sun to partial shade and fertile, evenly moist, well-drained soil. Thin crowded seedlings and harvest leaves while tender, before heat encourages rapid flowering.
A cool-season mustard green with deeply cut leaves harvested young for fresh or cooked kitchen use.
Growing at a Glance
Botanical Name
Brassica juncea
Life Cycle
Annual
Sun Requirement
Full Sun
Water Needs
Moderate
Soil Preference
Fertile, evenly moist, and well-drained
Why Gardeners Love It
Cut-and-Come-Again
Careful outer-leaf harvests can extend picking from healthy plants.Outer-leaf harvests can extend the picking period.
Fits Small Gardens
Leafy plants grow well in beds, raised beds, and roomy containers.Grows well in beds and roomy containers.
Best Growing Conditions
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Moisture Needs
- Moderate
- Soil Preference
- Fertile, evenly moist, and well-drained
How to Grow
Prepare
Choose mild weather and fertile soil that drains well but retains moisture.
Choose mild weather and fertile, moist soil.
Sow
Sow at the packet depth and spacing during the cool part of the season.
Sow at packet depth during cool weather.
Thin
Thin crowded seedlings to improve airflow and give leaves room to develop.
Thin seedlings for airflow and leaf growth.
Water
Keep soil evenly moist to support steady growth and tender leaves.
Keep soil evenly moist for tender growth.
Harvest
Pick young outer leaves or cut plants when foliage reaches the preferred size.
Pick tender leaves at the preferred size.
Garden Uses
Vegetable Gardens
Raised Beds
Containers
Kitchen Gardens
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