When should I plant Mizuna?

Sow seed indoors 6–4 weeks before your last spring frost. Move seedlings into the garden 1–3 weeks before your last spring frost. Sow seed straight into the ground from 4 weeks before to 1 weeks after your last spring frost. For a fall crop, sow 9–6 weeks before your first fall frost.

How far apart do I plant Mizuna?

Space Mizuna about 6″ apart. It grows best in part sun.

What grows well with Mizuna?

Good companions for Mizuna include Lettuce, Arugula, Carrot, Beet, Onion, Tatsoi. Keep it away from Strawberry.

What zones does Mizuna grow in?

Mizuna is suited to USDA zones 3–10 and takes ~40 days to harvest.

How to grow Mizuna (Brassica rapa var. japonica)

A mild, feathery Japanese mustard - peppery-sweet in salads and quick to a fresh cut all season.

Quick tip

Cut-and-come-again: snip the feathery leaves and it regrows for weeks. Bolts in heat, so grow it spring and fall.

⛅ Part sun↔ 6″ apartZones 3–10⏳ ~40d

When to plant Mizuna

Start indoorsSow seed indoors 6–4 weeks before your last spring frost.
Transplant outMove seedlings into the garden 1–3 weeks before your last spring frost.
Direct sowSow seed straight into the ground from 4 weeks before to 1 weeks after your last spring frost.
Fall sowingFor a fall crop, sow 9–6 weeks before your first fall frost.

At a glance

Botanical name

Brassica rapa var. japonica

Companion planting

Plant near

Keep apart from

Strawberry

🌱 A mild brassica salad green; alliums and roots keep it company, and it lures flea beetles off tender lettuce.

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