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vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlPurple-stemmed Chinese mustard with yellow flowers. Harvest young flowering shoots. Mild sweet mustard flavour. Cool-season. Ornamental and edible.
🐛 Prone to: Flea beetles, Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise 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.
Moist, fertile, well-draining
Brassica juncea (Red)
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Hon Tsai Tai
