Mustard 'Red Frills'
- Perfect for Pots
A red mustard variety which looks good with it's serrated red leaves and tastes distinctly of freshly cooked new potatoes
You can sow these oriental red mustards little and often and eat them as mini micro greens, or let them grow on a few centimetres in leaf size and use them in a baby leaf salad. Or use them full size in stir fries.
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
- Flowers
- January - December
- Height
- 15cm (6in)
- Common name
- Japanese Red Mustard
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 15cm (6in)
- Cultivation
- Direct sow every 6-8 weeks March-early September, avoiding the warmest months (when flea beetle is prevalent) or direct sow in modules or gutters under cover from February. Thin to 10-15cm for cut-and-come-again, 30cm for larger leaves.
Care Tips
Keep moist. Protect from flea beetle with a physical barrier of fleece.
Flowering Time
January - December