At a Glance
- Variety:Mustard
Just the job for improving the structure and fertility of your soil.
Fast growing.
An easy alternative to farmyard manure or compost, and sound gardening practice.
Organically produced.
Sowing Time
March – September
Sowing Outdoors
Prepare the ground by removing weeds. Sow the seed by broadcasing evenly at a rate of 10gm per square metre. Keep the seed bed moist to encourage rapid germination and establishment. Do not thin seedlings.
Digging In
When the mustard is around 20cm (8in) high, dig or rotavate it in to a depth of about 15cm (6in). In summer this may be after about three weeks, or up to eight weeks at other times. Leave the ground to settle for a week after digging in. For maximum benefit, sow or plant the next crop as soon as possible.
Dig In
May – November
