Mustard 'Red Giant'
Mustard 'Red Giant' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Red Giant' has deep purplish-red, large, savoy leaves with white mid-ribs. The thick, tender leaves have a spicy, pungent flavour and are excellent for cooking and pickling. Leaf mustards add zest to a salad mix; it can be harvested small or left to full size. The flowers are highly attractive to beneficial insects. Days to harvest: 21 days baby leaf, 45 days full size.
Product: Mustard 'Red Giant'
Product type: SEED (150)
Botanical name: Brassica juncea
Red Giant' has deep purplish-red, large, savoy leaves with white mid-ribs. The thick, tender leaves have a spicy, pungent flavour and are excellent for cooking and pickling. Leaf mustards add zest to a salad mix; it can be harvested small or left to full size. The flowers are highly attractive to beneficial insects.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Plant height: 60 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 7 - 23°C, in cool, wet weather
Temperate: Early spring, late summer
Subtropical: Late autumn to early winter
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 3 - 10 days
Depth: 5 - 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow Direct
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6 - 6.5; heavy feeder, add compost
Rows: 60 cm apart
Details: Sow every two weeks for successive crops; save seed to sprinkle in the orchard to attract beneficial insects
Harvest: 21 days baby leaf, 45 days full size
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
150 seeds per packet
Brassica juncea
Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Mustard 'Red Giant'
Red Giant' has deep purplish-red, large, savoy leaves with white mid-ribs. The thick, tender leaves have a spicy, pungent flavour and are excellent for cooking and pickling. Leaf mustards add zest to a salad mix; it can be harvested small or left to full size. The flowers are highly attractive to beneficial insects. Days to harvest: 21 days baby leaf, 45 days full size.