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Growing Mustard Plants

The nutrition information on this page is specific to a portion size of 100 grams. All information is sourced from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Nutrition information for raw, green, fresh Mustard Greens contain the following nutrients.

Mustards belong in the plant genus Brassica which includes cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, radish, turnip, kale, collards, and rapeseed. Brassica juncea, commonly brown mustard, Chinese mustard, Indian mustard, leaf mustard. Mustard greens are the peppery leaves of the mustard plant and are incredibly nutritious. They're particularly high in Calcium, Fiber, Folate, manganese, Potassium, vitamin A, C, and vitamin K.

How Much Space Do Mustard Plants Need?

Plant mustard greens during the cool temperatures of spring and fall. These tasty greens grow well in raised beds, containers, and in-ground gardens. Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart in an area that gets plenty of sunlight and has fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.5 to 6.8. You can plant them up to six weeks before the average last frost date in your area, and keep planting a new batch every 30 days or so.

What Type Soil Do Mustard Like

Mustard will grow well in most soils, but will produce the most seed in rich, well-drained, well-prepared soil with a pH of no less than 6.0. It will thrive if given constant moisture. It likes cool weather; a light frost can even improve the flavor. Black mustard is the least fussy. Mustard adapts best in fertile, well- drained, loamy soil, but it can grow in variable soil types with good drainage. Avoid dry sand and dry, sandy loam soils, also. You can fertilize with a balanced fertilizer, but often these vegetables don't need it when in a well amended vegetable garden soil.

Planting Instructions

Mustard greens are quick and easy to grow in spring and fall. Mustard does not tolerate heat and bolts (runs to seed) when weather warms in late spring. Plant seeds 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost in spring and 6 to 8 weeks before the first frost in fall. Mustard greens need 2 inches (5 cm.) of water a week.You can plant mustard greens in both the spring and the fall!

Nutrients

Normal-Turnips and mustards need adequate nitrogen to develop a dark green color. When the plants are 4 to 5 inches tall, apply ½ cup of fertilizer for each 10 feet of row. Spread the fertilizer beside the plants, mix it lightly with the soil and water it into the soil. Under good conditions, most of the plants should be up in 3 to 7 days. To have a continuous supply of fresh, tender mustard and turnip greens, make two or three plantings 10 days apart. Figure 4. Scatter 2 to 3 pounds of complete garden fertilizer such as 10-20-10 over each 100 square feet.

Vegan- For best results if growing in small to medium size containers, be sure to incorporated before planting our Callemo Powder to help support the plants Calcium and Magnesium needs. Then our VeGrow Quick Start to get the root system started and then use our VeGrow Supreme Plus once a week for the duration of the plants life cycle.

What can I plant next to Mustard?

Mustard greens, also called leaf mustard or Indian mustard, add a spicy note to salads when served raw, but you can also cook them much the same as you would spinach or kale, and they have a similar growth habit as well. While proper watering and fertilization are important to growing mustard greens, these plants benefit from well-chosen companion plants such as Celery, Corn, Dill, Garlic, Mint, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme and Yarrow as well to help them grow better, healthier and more robust.

Harvest Time

To harvest mature mustard greens, simply snap off the outermost leaves with your thumb and forefinger, leaving the growing point intact. Picking them in this manner enables the plant to produce subsequent flushes of harvestable leaves, extending the harvest for many weeks.