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'Komatsuna' Mizuna |
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Uniform, upright plants with slender, fleshy, rounded, green stems and dark-green, rounded leaves. Resistant to heat and disease. Also known as 'Komatsuma'.
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (5.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 07/27/2008 by
mrmcgregor
- An experienced gardener
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Cortland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Here is another very easy oriental vegetable that I found in the Stokes catalogue. It is sometimes sold as spinach mustard. Brassica Rapa is a huge family with many similar varieties. It's very easy to grow and certainly attacked by the usual cabbage culprits, but it grows so fast that it's easy to get more than one can eat. It can be boiled, sauteed, or used in salads when young. A little bit goes a long way. |
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Reviewed on 10/25/2005 by
Greatveggies
- An intermediate gardener
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Cortland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Nice tasting fast growing salad green at 25 days |
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Reviewed on 06/15/2005 by
Kathy
- An experienced gardener
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Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This plant is a pain to get started, so I start it indoors. However, once it gets going and gets past the flea beetles, it is wonderful. Another plant that is touted for heat resistance that should also be touted for frost resistance - mine last through light frosts just great. It is a beautiful, good tasting cooking green. Very regal with dark green, elegant leaves. Lasted for months in my garden. One of my greatest joys last summer was going out in the early morning to find one of my garden toads had apparently slept on top of my komatsuna. Probably has nothing to do with the plant other than its strength and shape, but it sure was cool to see! |
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