Mustard Quick Salad
Young mustard leaves, with their peppery, tangy flavour, are fresh and appetising in salads, as a garnish or in a range of cooked dishes.
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A quick growing green with a strong mustard flavour, used for edible and ornamental purposes. Perfect in Indian & Chinese dishes. Also a great addition in casseroles or frittatas to add that spicy flavour!
How to grow mustard in a garden
- Choose a sunny or part shade spot in your garden with well-drained soil. Enrich with Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed.
- Sow seed direct, planting them in clumps of 2-3 seeds in 30 cm intervals. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water regularly. Once seedlings emerge, thin seedlings and feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- When plants are 10 – 15 cm tall, cut them with scissors just above ground level. Sow successively for a continuous supply.
How to grow mustard in a pot
- Choose a pot at least 300 mm wide and deep and position in a sunny or part shade spot. Fill with quality potting mix, such as Yates Premium Potting Mix.
- Broadcast the seed freely on the surface to have plants spaced 1 – 2 cm apart. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water regularly. Once seedlings emerge, thin seedlings and feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- When plants are 10 – 15 cm tall, cut them with scissors just above ground level.
Tatsoi - Spoon Mustard
Tatsoi is a tangy, versatile green, delicious served raw, lightly steamed or sautéed.
Growing tips
- Pick leaves from early stages.
- Continuous harvest promotes new growth.
- At the end of the crop, dig plants into the soil to enrich the soil.
- Can also be grown for ornamental purposes because of its purple foliage; also as a micro herb.
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Recommended products
Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed
A certified organic garden input boosted with NZ Seaweed to gently nourish plants, enrich the soil and encourage a strong healthy root system.
Yates Thrive Natural Fish & Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate
A complete plant food enriched with natural fish, seaweed, humates, molasses and more - boosted with NPK to improve plant and soil vitality.
Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix
Specially formulated for trouble-free seed raising in trays (or outdoor seed sowing direclty into the ground) and propagation of cuttings.
Yates Premium Potting Mix
A premium potting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs.
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