Picking and preparing a winter salad
Discover Sarah's simple steps for picking a delicious winter salad, including some of her favourite varieties to grow.
-
- Plants
- New Plants
- Perennials for Spring and Summer Planting
- Border Fillers
- Chrysanthemums
- Climbers
- Container Plants
- Container Plant Collections
- Cosmos
- Cut Flowers
- Cut Flower Collections
- Dahlias (Potted)
- For Shade and Ground Cover
- Pelargoniums
- Roses
- Salvias
- Shrubs
- Sweet Pea Seedlings
- See all categories...
- Plants A to Z
- Plants
-
-
-
-
Goes well with...
Recently Viewed
Mustard 'Red Frills'
This red mustard looks good and tastes distinctly of freshly cooked new potatoes and it's red serrated leaves look wonderful in a salad bowl. More
| 250 seeds 080075 | £1.95 |
In stock
[?]
When in stock, please allow up to 5 working days for despatch.
|
|
Or buy this as part of our Spring Salad and Stir Fry Collection and Spring Stir Fry and Salad Duo.
More Details
A red mustard variety which looks good with it's serrated red leaves and tastes distinctly of freshly cooked new potatoes. Fantastic.
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.
| Variety | Red Frills |
| Type | Hardy Annual |
| Common Name | Mustard |
| Border Position | Kitchen Garden |
| Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
| Site | Full Sun |
| Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
| Height | 15cm (6in) |
| Spacing | 15cm (6in) |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Direct sow in small batches every 6-8 weeks March to September, although it's best to avoid the hottest months when flea beetle is most prevalent. These will be happiest in a cool, northern bed, kept moist. Hot weather inhibits germination and increases the likelihood of bolting. Water the drill before sowing to decrease temperatures and sow in the evening. You can speed the germination process up by sowing into a length of guttering under cover and transplanting outside. |
| Care Tips | Thin or space plants 10-15cm (4-6in) for cut-and-come-again, 30cm (12in) 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. |
| Harvesting | Harvest 4-6 weeks from sowing, or into winter with protection. Harvest for babyleaf when 5cm tall or larger for salads/stir-fries. Pick outer leaves only so plant can continue to grow. Harvest regularly to prevent running to seed. Can be grown inside in a greenhouse or polytunnel for picking all winter. |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
Advice & Videos
Rocket, beetroot and feta salad
I’ve been making this salad for years and it’s particularly good now when the rocket and mix of winter salad leaves are SO delicious.
How to layout a vegetable garden
Once you've created your vegetable plot, you need to find out how to lay it out. Sarah's guide will show you how.
Growing salad for winter
Learn how to grow delicous winter salads that you can plant in a box outside your kitchen door so there's no going out in the cold.
Winter salads from the garden
Find out how to grow the best winter salads in your garden.
Direct sowing seeds
Learn how to get great results when direct sowing hardy annual seeds.
How to create a delicious organic salad
Learn Sarah's five simple steps to a delicious salad, and her favourite salad ingredients to grow at home.
Delivery
Seeds Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 5 working days for despatch.
Click here to find out more information about our delivery rates and times.
Mustard 'Red Frills' reviews
There are currently no reviews for this product.
