Salad, oriental
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Oriental salad like muzuna, komatsuna, mustard greens, mustard spinach and pak choi is suprisingly easy to grow, and add really variety and interest to your salads.
| Growing calendar | |
|---|---|
| Sow outdoors | Mar-Jun and Aug-Sep |
| Harvest | May-Sep and Nov-Mar |
How to grow oriental salad
Regularly sow oriental salada seed 0.5cm deep in pots or rows. Thin seedlings or transplant, giving more space to produce bigger plants.
Keep the soil moist for continuous growth and remove weeds carefully. Grow early and late crops under cloches or horticultural fleece.
Harvesting and using oriental salad
Use thinnings or cut seedlings to 2.5cm when plants are 10cm tall (they will regrow many times). Cut outer leaves of semi-mature plants or whole salad heads.
Tips for growing oriental salad
- Slugs love oriental salad so keep your young plants well protected.
| Growing notes | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Germination time | 3-12 days |
| Average time to harvest | 4-12 weeks |
| Equipment needed | Horticultural fleece |
| Average plant size | 20cm tall and wide |
| Seed saving notes | 1 - annual, self-pollinating |
| Key nutritional content | Vitamin C |