Red Mustard

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Red Mustard outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 45 days.

Companion Planting

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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Red Mustard
  • ❧Red Mustard suppresses pests that trouble Maypop
  • ❧Red Mustard draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
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  Bitter Melon
  

  Bitter MelonExcellent pair

  • ❧Bitter Melon attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Red Mustard
  • ❧Red Mustard suppresses pests that trouble Bitter Melon
  • ❧Red Mustard draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Sand Cherry attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Red Mustard
  • ❧Red Mustard suppresses pests that trouble Sand Cherry
  • ❧Red Mustard draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both

How to grow Red Mustard

1. Sow-2 weeks from frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~45 days

Water: Medium · Height: 45 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining