Mustard Green Yukina Savoy
Mustard Green Yukina Savoy has rounded dark green spoon shaped leaves. It is like a larger version of Tatsoi, with stems similar to Pak Choi. Pleasant, mild flavour with good heat tolerance.
Sow – Aug to Oct and Feb to April (cool climate)
Spacing – 50cm plants, 50 cm rows.
Encyclopædia Britannica states that mustard was grown by the Indus Civilization of 2500–1700 BC. According to the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission, “Some of the earliest known documentation of mustard’s use dates back to Sumerian and Sanskrit texts from 3000 BC”.
Germination: Optimal Soil temperature is 18 to 22 C (around 5-10 days to germination)