Quick facts
- Make your own mustard
- Seeds easy to harvest
Brassica alba or Sinapsis alba
90 days to seed harvest. Native to China, white mustard seeds are a popular source for condiment mustard as they make a milder mustard than yellow, black, or brown mustard seeds. Plants bolt quickly producing a profuse amount of yellow flowers which yield surprising amounts of cream colored mustard seeds. A small 5 X 5' space yields enough to keep you in mustard until the following season!
Make the flavor complex by mixing with homegrown 'Dijon' mustard!
How to grow it:
|
Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
|
45-85 |
Not rec. |
3-7 d. |
No |
Full |
1/4” |
4”/18” |
|
Direct sow around the last frost date. Harvest seeds by clipping upper part of plant which bears seeds into a large bag. Agitate bag to free seeds from pods. Use a fan to separate chaff from seeds. Grind with a coffee or grain grinder to produce mustard powder. Hydrate with vinegar, wine, or beer to make your own mustard sauce! Seed specs: Packet size: 1 g, ~250 seeds |