Mizuna
Brassica rapa var. japonica
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late February to early April, sow outside late March to early September, plant out late March to mid-April, and harvest mid-April to mid-December.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late February to early April
- Sow outdoors
- late March to early September
- Plant out
- late March to mid-April
- Harvest
- mid-April to mid-December
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 20 cm apart, rows 25 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 21 to 45 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 25 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -5 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 8 weeks
Growing tip
Cut leaves at 8-10 cm and the plant regrows for several pickings; sow small batches every few weeks.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For mizuna, we used:
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