Growing Mizuna, also Japanese Greens, Mitzuna, Mibuna

Brassica rapa var japonica : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family

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(Best months for growing Mizuna in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 6 - 8 inches apart
Harvest in 35-50 days.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Radish, lettuce

Mizuna and Mibuna are both grown for their leaves. Fast growing plants which have a mild mustardy flavour when young.

Tolerates light shade. Tends to bolt in hotter weather. Grows well in pots and containers - keep mulched and well-watered.

Culinary hints - cooking and eating Mizuna

Leaves used raw, stir-fried, in soups. Young flowering stems can be cooked like broccoli.

Your comments and tips

19 Apr 22, Clare (Australia - temperate climate): I planted some mizuna seedlings two weeks ago and they are growing well. Only problem is that yellow flowers are appearing already, before I've had a chance to use the leaves! If I snip these off will they keep giving me leaves or bolt altogether?
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21 Apr 22, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): How rich is your soil. Snap them off.
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17 Jan 20, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): My mizuna is getting old and scraggly and has formed a big root like a rough turnip. I was going to pull the mizuna soon. Is the root worth eating?
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12 May 17, thami (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): what the health benefits of eating the mizuna and does it retain nutrients in the soil or help the soil in any how??
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15 May 17, (Australia - temperate climate): Mizuna is high in vitamin C, folate and iron and contains a good supply of anti-oxidants. I don't know of any benefits to the soil other than help break up soil, which all plants do, and adding bulk by digging in the trash.
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10 Jan 16, Vera Turnbull (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate): Wgere can I get seeds or plants of Mizuna or Mibuna please?
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20 Feb 18, ngoc (United Kingdom - warm/temperate climate): try Nickys Nursery for large range of oriental veg. If you only want small amount try Moreveg.co.uk they have seed packets starting just 50 pence
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27 Mar 16, Richard (United Kingdom - warm/temperate climate): I have had good results with Kings Seeds (our allotment supplier) for the last couple of years. In January I start this in a piece of gutter hanging in the greenhouse with short leaves ready in March.
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28 Apr 15, Dave (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I bought a mix of asian sprouting seeds from bunnings. Didnt have much luck with one the packs sprouting and when I pulled an old plant out of a box I saw the seeds and thought I'd drop them into the soil. 4 days later there all coming up.
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01 Jun 14, GB (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate): Ok, a silly question … when I harvest this, is it best to cut it or pull it out?
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Culinary hints - cooking and eating Mizuna

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