Oak Fire Mustard Greens

Brassica juncea

The color variation from light green to red and beautiful oak leaf shape make this a must have mustard.  The flavor is mildly spicy.  Tastes great as a baby leaf in your early spring salad mix or wonderful full size in a stir fry.  Sow in early Spring and again in late summer for delicious beautiful mustard greens.  Bred in Oregon by Tim Peters.  Original seed from Adaptive Seeds. 

Growing Mustards

Mustard greens can be sown in early Spring all through September for a continuous supply.  They germinate well in cooler soils and hold in well in the ground through a light frost over the winter.  They can bolt quickly in the heat of the Summer months so find a shady spot for your July sowings.  Mustards can be direct sown in the soil and germinate quickly.  Thin to 4”-6” for baby or full sized greens.  I eat the thinnings as baby greens and give space for others to grow larger for braising greens.  You can also sow mustards indoors to transplant out but I find they bolt faster with this method.  

25 days baby leaf,  45 days full size

Packet contains~ 200 seeds