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Sign up freeBrassica juncea (Wasabina)
vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlWasabi-flavoured Japanese mustard. Sharp horseradish-like bite. Use young leaves in salads or older leaves cooked. Cool-season crop.
🐛 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 rapa var. perviridis
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Wasabina
