Mustard greens trial - 12 different varieties
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I compare 12 differrent varieites of mustard greens - their taste, appearance and resistance to early bolting. Ï also give some tips on how to grow them and protect them from pests.
Varieties I trialled:
Green Waves
Crimson Red
Mizuna
Purple Mizuna
Golden Frills
Scarlet Frills
Golden Streaks
Ruby Streaks
Pizzo
Pink Lettucy
Bekana
Purple Pop
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just watched this again as a refresher. i'm have begun experimenting with indoor mustards and hydroponic mustards. i especially appreciate mention of the heat factor as i don't like them too spicy. i grew some bekana but had trouble with powdery mildew and the red streaks didn't like it here in new orleans. it would be great to have this kind of video on kale. i have just discovered dazzling blue kale and it is outstanding: mild flavored, easy to grow, handles cold and neglect, and it's beautiful! thanks again so much.
That pigeons go in my garden I'll be trying squad for the first time 😊
Thank you.
That was what exactly I wanted a comparison between the mustard varieties.
Greetings from Australia.
Glad the video was helpful for you, even though your climate is probably quite different.
Thank you! From Argentine.
I'm glad you liked the video :)
What's the purple leaves next to number 1?
I planted a mustard variety from Japan called "Osaka purple mustard" and it has gone to seed in my yard in Northern California and grown back every year, not only in garden beds but in the middle of the grass like a weed, in piles of gravel, even the middle of the road. You should try to grow that one. I could send you seeds. I saw a TH-camr in Australia in a drought type environment and a TH-camr in Thailand in an area that just had a monsoon make identical videos of these Osaka mustards taking over their yards. It seems they will grow in any conditions like a weed without early bolting.
Thank you ! Your garden is amazing, well organized, and just plain incredible. We watched and are certain the type we're growing here in Philippines is the Pizzo. Unfortunately, it is the only type we have but have found it to be easy, quick to grow, and hardy. We like the mustard greens because it is a superfood. Now we need to figure out how to crack the code on growing spinach :-).
Big Thanks from India 🇮🇳
This is such an amazing channel. Probably the best channel I've subscribed to in 2019-2020 out of the thousands.
You are very calm and always positive.
I have a request though that you show us all the garden in a tour and show us maybe a video like :
All the fruits in your garden,
All the vegetables in your garden,
All the flowers in your garden as respective categories.
It's though times in my city with Covid-19, I send all my best wishes for you and your family amid this world crisis.
Thank you for your kind words!! I'll see what we can do about the videos! I hope you are well!
Last year my mizunas bolted while they were still 3 inches tall, but my red giant and southern giant curled mustards lasted almost until fall before bolting.
Lucas Pompey Thanks for sharing Lucas! Very good to know! I
Thank you for that. I am starting late, but reading your post gave me some hope.
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My red giant bolted verry early last jear... strange 😀
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Wonderful descriptions. Thank you!
I just got some wasabina seeds and was wondering if you ever tried it. I absolutely love the flavor of wasabi and I read this mustard would taste like it.
QUESTION (varieties): I'm looking for a slow bolting mustard/spinach variety to grow indoors year round on my grow racks (60w18d16h), and I need something that's vertically oriented and good yeilding but also reasonably compact horizontally (ie, low spacing reqts). Ideally id like to be able to use six(6) or eight (8) half gal fabric pots (5"w) per 1020 tray. Best case scenario would be something I could get multiple harvests from by harvesting in stages from outer to inner fronds, kinda like miniature chard. Intended uses: stirfry and/or salad.
So far:
Tatsoi: vigorous lovely cupped leaves but too wide for my spacing needs.
Shuidong Mustard (a chinese classic): tender & juicy, but not compact enough and bolts/toughens way too early for my needs. Definitely an outdoorsy variety prone to big leaves.
Savanna Mustard: Test tray wasnt horizontally compact enough. Kinda bitter too.
Komatsuna (mustard/spinach/pakchoi hybrid): Im 19 days in with 2 trays and it looks promising, but I was kinda hoping for a more distinctly juicy/mustardy flavor.
Serifon: Too early to tell, as im only 6 days into a 40 day grow.
SUGGESTIONS HIGHLY WELCOME FROM ANY/ALL GROWERS.
BTW, helpful video. +1 and sub. ❤
Most of the varieties you covered seem salad oriented (leafy petite/baby), whereas Im looking for taller varieties that can also stirfry (read: higher rib to leaf ratio). That said, the Bekana looks interesting.
Thank you! Great explanation.
Cindy Edwards I’m glad it helps, Cindy! Mustard greens are such a great fast growing crop - I think everyone should try them :)
Thank you. I just have one variety
Excellent video. Thank you. 😊
That was good to watch! I’m planning to grow mustard greens for the first time this year. I will use them to replace garlic once I harvest, so I’m aiming for a fall crop. I’m growing a hybrid variety called Savanna.
Thanks! Are you in Australia? I do not know Savanna, will see if I can find it!
I have greenwaves mustard.. Can I use it for green manuring?
I have not done this but I think it should work!
I grow the "Giant Red" (mild) and the purple frills varieties, easily overwinter them by letting them seed- plucking the small seedlings out of the bed mid winter- and give them a bit of TLC (Light, heat, soil change), plant them out after 1-1,5 months of "boosting", first harvest in early march. Middle of the Netherlands.
When plucking them for their TLC treatment, you'll notice how tough these little plants are. Sturdy little things. Wished my "Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum" was as easy as this, if it doesn't die on its own- I kill it with clumsyness...
Love it
Love your accent I wish I knew two languages too
Dylan T Thank you! I love learning languages-my majors were English and Norwegian:)
Great video, always wanted to grow these as they are so early. How do you cook them, what dishes can you make?
Rosedale Thanks i find them raw the best. In Salads or in Wraps. I m not a big fan of the spicy kinds though.
We also prefer them raw in salads. Or the Dutch way stirred into a potato mesh until just wilted - also usually a good way to feed greens to kids :) The spicier varieties are better stir fried
do mustards hate sun? my seedlings died...they got burnt....
I grow them in full sun, but only during the spring when the temps are not too high. If your climate is very warm then growing them in (part)shade would most probably be preferable
I am growing mustard greens this year new friend Ruthie
That's great, Ruthie! They are some of my favourite things to grow, because they are so fast!
This is incredibly helpful. I grew green waves this year and wanted to find spicier and didn't really find much on the internet, this is a great guide! I think I will get the Golden Frills
Golden Frills are a good choice I think! I did this comparison exactly because I couldn't find any good info about the taste of specific varities so I'm glad you found it helpful, too! Another good spicy variety that I grew before is Osaka Purple which is also quite hardy.
great education about these greens...
Anthony Fusaro Thank you Anthony! I’m glad you found the video useful!
Thank you so much
Very interesting and so well explained.
Greetings from Wicklow, Ireland.
What about cross pollination when growing the different varieties so close together?
You pick the leaves before they flower, so cross-pollination would only be an issue if you want to save seed from different varieties and keep them true to kind, I let some plants see-sow and they might cross a but but since they're still edible, it's not a problem for me :)
The bekana is not a mustard it is a chinese cabbage...
It was listed as mustard where I got it but you're right - it very much looks like Chinese cabbage :) Perhaps the lines with brassicas are a little blurry?
Great video! Would love a video on your philosophy of gardening. Thank you!
Thank you, Isaac! I'm thinking about making a video on some of the permaculture principles we follow in the garden :)
Wat voor doek gebruik je voor het afdekken van de planten? Hier ook last van duiven.
Stef Tuch We gebruikten zogenaamd ‘klimaatdoek’ - daaronder wordt het niet zo warm dus de mosterd schiet niet zo gauw door. Maar vliesdoek of net zou ook kunnen
Thanks so much lady! ☺️🌎✌️
Beautiful
nice. thanks for the informational video :-)
So intelligent, so value-adding. Thanks!
Try Florida broadleaf mustard
I'll try to find seeds for that!
What does bolting mean ? please
It means the plants start to run to seed, making the leaves tougher and sometimes less good to eat too
How do you eat them? can we eat as salad ?
Definitely! I eat them mostly as salad but larger leaves can also be stir fried or added to cooked dishes
Very nice !!! Good to get details about mustard greens !
So many varieties..I can only find one here in Texas. I'll try to look for some online.
rare seeds, territorial seeds here in us have all or most of the one she mentioned between the two of them
Thanks for chiming in - I buy my seeds mostly from European suppliers, so couldn't advice on that :)
if you are in the states MIGardner has quite a few at a great price
I did not know that he sells seeds too..thanks
Buy on Amazon, or Ebay. Internet search.
This is paradise for iguanas lol
Outstanding video. Thanks!
This video was a huge help to me in planting mustard today. The comparison aspect is really helpful and should serve as a model for anyone else doing gardening tutorials. Thank you very much for this.
I'm so glad the video was helpful to you! I hope your mustard does well and you'll enjoy your harvests!
Beautiful looking Garden and very nice English to boot.
It would be so helpful if presenters would start off by saying where they are located in the World so that viewers are able to do some comparisons.
I guess one could do some investigating and find out your approximate location but that is a time consuming exercise for people many of whom are busy with so many other things.
Thank you! I am in the Netherlands but that possibly doesn’t tell you much :) I have made a video about our climate (climate zones do not really correspond to those in the USA): th-cam.com/video/Z0YdKOBat4M/w-d-xo.html
@@GrownToCook Thanks.
I have distant family living in a beautiful village near Amsterdam in Holland [my cousin married a Dutchman who had moved to Australia] and even visited them in the Summer of 1973 but surprisingly no one spoke enough English to communicate.
They finally found an ex-Seaman who did and agreed to translate, we ate smoked eel, ate lots of pastries [the family has a Bakery] and drank something traditional.
I started to watch the Link you sent but had to take a break....the cold and snow were too much for me to watch in one sitting.
Thanks again.
love it.
Wow incredible very informative
Thanks so much, Jonathon!
What is the distance between row?
I sow in drills of 10-15 cm wide and then leave about equal amount of space between the rows
*Are you using the row cover over your mustard green for insects? Green Wave I've been growing in Florida starting in Spring this year and they are still going and its end of November. They never bolted even in higher heat. I harvest approx 4-5 leaves at least 5 times per week for salad and they still produce for me. My absolute favorite green.*
Thanks for sharing this - very interesting to hear about your experience with Green Wave in hot climate! I used the row cover mainly against pigeons that were eating the greens but sometimes I use insect netting against flee beetle too,
Dank voor de geweldige informatie. Ik ga voor de laatste drie soorten. Zou het kunnen dat de kwaliteit/biochemische samenstelling van de aarde de smaak meer of minder intens kan maken?