Mustard 'Red Giant'
- Perfect for Pots
Mustard 'Red Giant' is lovely as a baby leaf, raw or cooked in stir fries and soups. This is the spiciest of the mustard leaves and tastes of horseradish.
Sow these little and often and use them in a baby leaf salad, or full size in stir fries. I love a winter salad made up of these mixed with milder lettuce, topped with a crispy skinned and succulent duck breast. They look and taste fantastic and will grow outside through the winter, even under snow.
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- 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
