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Southern Giant is a Southern favorite and the most commonly grown mustard for greens. Large green leaves are tightly curled on the margins. Slow-to-bolt, cold tolerant, and good for late sowings.


Family: Brassica

Species: Brassica,sp

Difficulty: easy to grow

Sun: full sun/partial shade

Moisture: evenly moist

Sowing Method: direct seed or transplant

Planting: spring/summer/fall planted

Frost Tolerance: moderate frost tolerance

Qualities: braising, cool season, heirloom, slow to bolt, stir fry


Mustard greens are used in a variety of ways all around the globe, but may be most noted for their use in the preparation of Soul Food in the American South. Mustard greens favor cooler parts of the growing season and improve in flavor with the early frost. They were a favorite food of Martin Luther King who loved them with black-eyed peas. Nutrients: vitamins A, K, and C, folate, calcium, and manganese.

Growing: A Moderately frost tolerant biennial that is easy to grow by direct seed or transplant in full sun or partial shade. Mustards can be succession planted in the spring and again late summer through early fall for a continual harvest. Using season extension allows for harvests through the winter. Plant Seeds: 1/4"deep with 1" between seeds, in rows 18" apart. Soil Temp: 60-85?F. Days to Emergence: 3-12 Thin To/Mature Plant Spacing: 4-8" Seeds/Oz: 15,000. SeedWt./100' Row: 1/oz Average Yield/100' Row: 80-100 lbs Days to Harvest: 30-45 Seed Viability: 4-5 years Companions: Beets, Carrots, Dill, Lettuce, Onion, Spinach, Tomato, Nasturtium, Cilantro.

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