Mizuna

Spider mustard, Japanese mustard

Red and green varieties. Mizuna is a traditional frilled mustard. Produces multiple small white stalks with heavily fringed, thin leaves. Leaves are small in size.

Days in the Nursery
12-14 days

Harvest Cycle
5 weeks of intermittent harvesting-- 6 weeks to full harvest

Yield Per Shelf
2-4 lbs/Harvest Cycle

Flavor Characteristics
Spicy, peppery, fresh

Thinning technique

After you've transplanted your seedlings to the grow shelf. Each pod should be thinned to 1 - 2 seedlings. To do this pull out the excess seedlings using a pair of tweezers or your fingers gently.

Harvesting technique

Mizuna may be harvested in full once it reaches maturity, and the plant will regrow. You may also harvest each leaf at the base of the stem.