Mustard and other Greens Seed


Useful gardening information

For spring harvest direct seed 2-3 weeks before the last frost. For fall harvests direct seed in midsummer. Thin plants to 10-18” apart.

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Mustard Info
How to Grow Mustard Greens




Mustard Seeds


TCB044 Southern Giant Curled Mustard
Brassica juncea. Large, frilly light green leaves on sturdy, upright plants. Use young leaves in salads for a mild mustard flavor. A relatively long standing variety. Its flavor is best during cooler weather on less mature plants. Superb flavor. High in Vitamin A, B, and C. Excellent freezing and canning variety. A traditional Southern favorite. Approximately 40 days to maturity.
 9g Pack ( 300+ seeds ) $2.95
 Bulk Four Ounce Pack $7.50
TCB045 Florida Broadleaf Mustard
Brassica juncea. Plant produces good yields of flavorful green mustard leaves. Excellent greens used in salads, sandwiches, or cooked. This variety bolts slower than other varieties. High in Vitamin A, B, and C. Excellent freezing and canning variety. A traditional Southern favorite. Grows 24" tall, produces in 45 days.
 9g Pack ( 300+ seeds ) $2.95
 Bulk Four Ounce Pack $7.50
NB21 Giant Japanese Red Mustard
Brassica juncea. 45 days. Large, tender Purple/Red Japanese mustard leaves are thick, savoy type and pungent with white mid-rib. Leaves turn purple at low temps and plants are tolerant to cool fall weather. Sow early spring or late summer.
 0.6g Pack ( 200+ seeds ) $2.95
TCB043 Tendergreen Spinach Mustard
An early maturing flavorful nutritious vegetable. Leaves are mild flavored, smooth and dark green. Usually cooked as greens but can be used raw in salads like spinach. As easy to grow as it is rich in vitamins and minerals. Approximately 40 days to maturity.
 9g Pack ( 300+ seeds ) $2.95
 Bulk Four Ounce Pack $7.50



Other Types of Greens

IP249 Good King Henry ( Chenopodium bonus-henricus )
Good King Henry has been used as a vegetable for centuries and was once a common sight in every garden. But this reliable kitchen garden staple has fallen by the wayside in recent years, since it is not easily cultivated in large commercial operations.
Good King Henry may have become something of a rarity today, but this unique herb still has much to offer to the home or cottage gardener.
A perennial herb in the family Chenopodiaceae, the same plant family as some familiar vegetables (including beetroot and chard) and some other useful but more unusual plants including quinoa and tree spinach. This unique herb possesses many unusual functions. One of its many common names is "All Good" and pretty much all of the plant can be eaten.
The succulent young leaves and flowering stems can be either eaten in salads or cooked like spinach. The seed can be ground and mixed with flour then used in making bread. Known as 'poor man's asparagus', the growing shoots can be tie together in bundles, cooked and eaten like asparagus. Considered to be a gourmet food, young flower buds can be sauteed in butter
It has been used as a herbal medicine to alleviate stomach-ache. The seed is a gentle laxative that is suitable for children. Chickens especially seem to have a special fondness for Good King Henry; one of its common names is "fat hen".
The root is used as a cough remedy for livestock such as sheep and goats.
 125mg pack ( over 100 seeds ) $2.95
TWT248 Celtuce Sprint Tower
Chinese celtuce. Originating in Southern China, celtuce is botanically a lettuce. Harvest when the edible stem thickens and reaches a length of 8–10". The tender stems have a flavor that is mild to slightly bitter, and are typically sliced and used in stir-fries and soups. Crops grown in cool weather will be milder. The young leaves may also be used in salads. Grow just like head lettuce.
 200mg pack ( about 200 seeds ) $5.95
BM74 Strawberry Spinach ( Chenopodium foliosum )
Highly novel, easy to grow plant, ideal for the border or patio containers or in the garden. Base branching with spiky foliage and stems which bear many edible, bright-red strawberry-like fruits through to early autumn.
A green that is grown and eaten like spinach before the small strawberry like fruits appear on the stems of the plant. This plant has been around for over 400 years and was a favorite of English Monks long ago. Smaller,thinner leaves than ordinary spinach, with abundance of thumbnail size fruits which are tasty.
Useful cut material, grows 15" tall, ready in 12 weeks from seed. Annual.
 28mg pack ( about 50 seeds ) $2.95
 280mg pack ( about 500 seeds ) $9.95
TWT031 Giant Goosefoot Magentaspreen
If you like spinach and enjoy cooking with it, but have trouble growing it in your garden, consider growing magentaspreen. This is a plant that is beautiful in the garden, with soft green leaves and a splash of hot magenta-pink at the top of each stem. It is easy to grow, much easier and more productive than spinach. And it is also a tasty crop. It has a milder flavor than spinach; some would say it's almost as good, and others would say it's a little better.
This is a beautiful plant to grow with it’s soft green goosefoot shaped leaves that have a splash of magenta-pink on the newest leaves of each stem. It is an annual, meaning it grows for one season, and then dies down. This plant can reach over two metres, appearing like a small tree, and as such is also known as tree spinach. It is much easier to grow than regular spinach though and more productive. Magenta spreen is also called lamb's quarters. It is sown in the spring and quickly grows during summer producing side shoots that can be picked for cooking like spinach. Just one plant can produce a huge amount of food.
  185mg Package ( about 185 seeds ) $5.95
TWT045 Komatsuna Green Mustard Spinach
Komatsuna Green mustard seeds can be used as a cut-and-come-again crop at any stage of growth. Use steamed or stir-fried or in salads and soups. This is a traditional ingredient in Japanese cooking. It features excellent bolt resistance and cold tolerance so can be grown all year round. Green Komatsuna is one of the greatest vegetables. It's delicious raw or cooked - try a bunch of leaves as a salad on their own, or toss some leaves into a soup or stir-fry. It works in containers, and it's very cold hardy, so you can grow it all winter long if you provide some protection from hard frost.
  400mg Package ( about 185 seeds ) $3.95
TWT046 Komatsuna Red Mustard Spinach
Komatsuna Red mustard seeds tolerate heat well and can be planted from spring to fall. The seeds do not need warm soil to germinate, so they can be planted in late winter for spring harvests as well. Try some in containers on the balcony. The leaves are round, flat and purple on top with green undersides and green stems. They are good in salads, sandwiches, and stir-fries. Use as a baby leaf in salad blends, or try them as microgreens. Plants are fast-growing, productive, tasty, and very easy to grow.
  400mg Package ( about 180 seeds ) $3.95
Catalogna Special Italian Dandelion
1A050 Catalogna Special Italian Dandelion ( Cichorium intybus )
A new type of green that is taking green lovers by storm. The large leaves are more tasty and nutritious than any green you've ever tried. For salad mix or bunching. Uniform strain. At baby-leaf stage, leaves are narrow with subtle spikes along the margins and a thin petiole. At full size, leaves are long, deep green, slender, and deeply cut with white midribs.
 2.8g pack ( several hundred seeds ) $2.95