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Mizuna 'Red Knight' F1
- Perfect for Pots
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
This purple mizuna does better in the late spring and summer, when it's slower to bolt than the green, and is lovely in the winter, when the purple leaves are at their richest
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 15cm (6in)
- Common name
- Japanese Mustard
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 15cm (6in)
- Cultivation
- Direct sow in lines or blocks, or under cover for winter cropping. You can speed the germination process up in spring by sowing into a length of guttering under cover and transplanting outside.
Care Tips
Thin or space plants 10-15cm for cut-and-come-again, 20cm if you want large leaves. Keep moist. It may get infested with flea beetle, April-August leaving lots of tiny holes all over the leaves. Protect with a physical barrier of fleece from sowing.
