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MUSTARD GREENS for eating COOKED:

These are very easily-grown greens for cooking (like chard, spinach etc) from the mustard family.
Raw they are spicy - so although it is nice to put small quantities raw in salads, they're mostly used cooked.

When you cook them the heat disappears, leaving a rich, full flavour, with just a little spicy zing.  They are especially useful because they grow so well in cooler weather

Apart from the great taste, an advantage of these is that they are left alone by many pests
- they're only attractive to animals that know how to cook!

plant pictureGiant Miike Mustard Greens for cooking
This one is from Japan. (Pronounced 'mee-kay', if you were wondering.)

This is a green for cooking (like chard, spinach etc) from the mustard family. Raw it is ferociously hot - so hot you couldn't really eat it -but that's not how its meant to be used. It is for cooking - when cooked the heat almost completely disappears, leaving a really rich, full flavour, with just a little bit of spicy zing.

This has been selected for its very large, oval and deeply savoyed leaves. The plant is ready in about 3 months and can weigh up to 5 lbs!

Order OVGM approx 400 seed £1.19

When? Sow in mid-summer, for harvest of large heads starting in autumn, over winter, and on into spring. (If you sow them in Spring, they will just run straight to seed.)





plant picture"Green Wave " Mustard Greens for cooking
A well-known and longstanding favourite mustard green with big green leaves and frilly edges.

The great thing about Green Wave is that unlike most other mustard greens it really doesn't bolt very easily, so you can sow it both in spring and midsummer. It is also really tasty.

Additionally, it is very cold-resistant - so not only can you extend the season in a polytunnel - but also we find that plants left outdoors often overwinter perfectly well, making a good crop of leaves in spring.

All in all, a hardy and easily grown plant, making masses of cooking greens. When it finally does run to seed, the flower shoots are very nice cooked like sprouting broccoli, too!

Hot and spicy raw, tasty and mild cooked.

Order OVGW approx 200 seed [CO1] £1.43

When? You can sow it most times of the year. Normally though, sow in spring (earliest under cover) & again after midsummer.






plant picture"Osaka Purple " Mustard Greens for cooking
Osaka is a deep purple mustard green, with nice oval leaves and white veins. They make a big rosette and eventually a heart as well.

This is nice seed from Frank Morton specifically bred for home gardeners. It is a particularly vigorous variety, growing on well even in less than ideal weather.

Very easy to grow, and very cold-hardy, standing on into winter. This particular strain has been selected for chemical-free growing and cold winters!

Hot and spicy raw, tasty and mild cooked.

Order OVOP approx 200 seed [CO1] £1.43

 

When? For sowing just after midsummer, and harvest overwinter. Osaka Purple should only be sown after mid-summer; it will bolt if sown in spring.





plant pictureplant pictureDragons Tongue ("Ho-mi-zee)" Mild Mustard Greens
A great new mild mustard green, bred by mixing the gentle flavour of Horned Mustard with the colour and leaf shape of Miike.

This has big green leaves with amazing twisted white ribs and purple highlights. It is mild when young and ideal for salads, at which point it is absolutely delicious with a garlicky dressing.

As it gets bigger it gets slightly hot raw, and then is really nice cooked. Like all mustard greens, the heat goes when cooked, leaving just a slight spicy tingly richness in the flavour.

Sweet when young, very big and productive. Probably our best new salad/cooking green.

Order OVHo approx 200 seed [CO1] £1.39

 

When? For sowing just after midsummer, and harvest overwinter. But we have found it does well in spring too, so give it a go then too.






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Gardeners Should Save their Own Seed:

Because none of these seeds are hybrids, you can save your own seed for future use: there's no need to buy new each year.
Saving your own is easy. You will get great seed, and great vegetables adapted to your local conditions.
Do have a go - read the seedsaving instructions we provide with every packet, and also on this site.

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