Mustard greens
Brassica juncea
In a typical UK garden, sow outside late March to mid-May, and harvest late April to mid-December.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow outdoors
- late March to mid-Mayearly August to late September
- Harvest
- late April to mid-December
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 20 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 25 to 50 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 45 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -5 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 6 weeks
Growing tip
Sow in late summer for the mildest leaves; spring sowings run to seed quickly as the days lengthen.
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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 mustard greens, we used:
Grow mustard greens with VegLog
Add mustard greens to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
