Grow guide
How to grow Komatsuna (Japanese Mustard Spinach)
Brassica rapa var. perviridis
- Type
- Leafy green
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Partial
- Time to harvest
- 35–50 days
- Spacing
- 6″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Versatile Japanese green with spinach-like sweetness and high nutrition; quick-growing, cold-tolerant, good raw or stir-fried.
More leafy green varieties
Grows well nearby
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