Brassica rapa var. japonica ‘Red Empire’
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Brassica rapa var. japonica ‘Red Empire’ , Red Mizuna
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Brassica
The darkest red leaf Mizuna. Its upright habit makes it easy to harvest. Once cut it is a productive cut and come again salad crop, the mature leaves are lovely in stir-fry dishes.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H3 (1 to -5C)
• Type: Annual
• Height: 18cm
• Spread: 18cm
Red Mizuna is available to buy online as herb seeds.
Details
• Aspect: Sun, Partial Shade
• Soil type: Fertile Loam
• pH: Acid -Neutral pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour:
• Flowering time:
• Uses: Culinary (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed:
• Indoor Sowing: In early spring, direct into pots, cover with perlite. Transplant to the garden once all threat of frost has past.
• Outdoor Sowing: From mid-spring until mid-summer, into a prepared site, where the soil is rich and lightly shaded. Thin seedlings to 20cm apart.
• Propagation: N/A
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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