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Sign up freeBrassica juncea
vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlFast-growing peppery green. Bolts quickly in heat — grow as cool-season crop. Popular in Asian and Southern US cooking. Also used as a cover crop and green manure.
🐛 Prone to: Flea beetles, Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGood and AniseGreat nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Mustard Greens
Direct-sow Mustard Greens outdoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 40 days.
Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining
