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Vitamin Green
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Oriental Vegetable seeds, mustard, Japanese Greens Mibuna, Leaf radish, Minutina, Lemon Grass, Komatsuna, Senposai, Oriental Vegetable Mixtures, stir fry
Salad leaf / Oriental
vegetable Seeds
Oriental and speciality vegetable leaf seeds
Index / Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Pak Choi
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Vitamin Green
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Mizuna / Mibuna
25 days baby leaf 55 days mature plants
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Japanese Greens Mizuna Brassica rapa var japonica Mizuna Greens, Mizuna Mustard, Pot Herb Mustard, Kyona Annual/biennial oriental low growing greens with a lovely peppery flavour, dark green serrated leaves on slender white stems. Leaves used raw or cooked in salads or stir-fry, soups. young flowering stems can be cooked like broccoli. Can be sown at intervals from April to September outside, or inside in winter use as a cut and come again crop. Sow seed in pots or modules. Plant out @ 15cm (6in.) apart in full sun, will tolerate light shade. Runner up in RHS taste tests to leaf radish Saisai. Very popular for micro greens and baby leaf. £1.00 Av 300 seeds
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Radish Sai sai Rated the best Oriental leaf in taste tests by the RHS. A great punchy flavour, juicy and tender pale green succulent leaves for use in salads and stir-fry, a hybrid that has been developed for using at the young tender baby leaf stage. Saisai is slow bolting and can be grown all year round, ready for harvesting in 30-40 days. Sow early spring and autumn under cover, spring and summer outdoor, sow thickly in close drills. £1.10 Av 90 seeds
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Leaf Radish Red Stemmed A pinky-red stemmed F1 leaf radish with a lovely radish flavour. Fast growing, upright and hairless. Leaves are green and lobed. Grows well under glass. Suited to micro and baby leaf. Av 100 seeds per gram. £1.10 Av 1 gram pkt
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Hong Vit
Leaf Radish Radish - Raphanus sativus A pink stemmed leaf radish. Fast growing with hairless leaves and pink stems, mild radish flavour. Harvest as baby leaf, baby veg or full sized bunched leaves for soups, salads or stir fries. 1 gram approx 75 seeds £1.40 Av 2 gram pkt
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Lemon Grass
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Lemon Grass West
Indian
Tender Perennial Cymbopogon citratus Lemon grass West Indian the most popular lemon grass for cooking, a Tropical West Indian delicacy, lemon flavoured grass. Used in Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian and Asian dishes. It adds a Lemon tang to Stir Fries, Soups and many Chinese culinary delights. Magical powers of lust, snake repellent and psychic powers. A tropical Zone plant will not withstand temperatures below 10 degrees it is best grown indoors during colder months / all year round, in a conservatory, greenhouse or on the Kitchen windowsill, grow on the patio during the summer months. Also acts as an insect deterrent. Grow in moist, fertile well drained soil in full sun will tolerate light shade. 0.25g Av 450- 500 seeds
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Grass East Indian Cymbopogan flexuosus Tender Perennial Lemon grass East Indian Has a delightful lemon scent and is used as a tea herb. The plant yields an oil that is used in cosmetics, perfumery and aromatherapy. The leaves used for tea and pot pourris. Commonly used for Acne, fevers, poor circulation, athletes foot, sports injuries. Sow under glass spring onwards 20 deg C night 30 deg C day cover lightly. Requires a Fertile soil and a sheltered site min temp 6 deg C. Grow indoors during winter. £1.65 Av 500 seeds
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Minutina Erba stella Plantago coronopus 50-60 days Winter hardy salad leaf for all year round production, use as baby leaf or mature plant. Produces rosettes of slender green leaves of a crunchy texture ideal for salads. Flower buds can also be eaten. 1g pkt approx 2,000 £1.00 Av 1 gram pkt
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Mustard Flaming Frills Brassica juncea Mustard Flaming Frills a new baby leaf mustard with attractive dark purple serrated leaves. A good leaf texture with a mild spicy mustard flavour. Colour is stronger during spring and autumn. Can be grown for baby leaf, mature or micro greens. £1.10 Av 500 seeds
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Mustard Osaka Purple Brassica juncea Mild for lightly cooking and salads, baby leaf or mature leaf production. Matures at 30-35cm tall, and has medium-green leaves with purple-red veins and tinge. Succulent stems. Earlier and more refined, with broader stems and more compact growth, than Red Giant. Very popular for micro greens. Harvest baby leaf 21 day, mature 40 day. £1.10 Av 500 seeds |
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Oriental Mustard Golden Streaks An attractive sweet mustard with fine dissected leaves. Peppery flavour with a tender texture. Ideal baby leaf in salads and stir-fry. Runner up in RHS taste tests to leaf radish Sai sai. £1.10 Av 500 seeds Link to Leaf Radish Saisai
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Mustard Green Wave Use baby leaf and full leaf Highly attractive with frilly bright green leaves. A variety very slow to bolt. Sow seed shallowly. Sow spring in situ, summer and autumn either in situ or modules and transplant. Space or thin plants for harvesting as baby leaf 10-15cm apart, for mature crop up to 30cm apart. £0.59 Av 200 seeds
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Mustard Green in Snow Ideal for winter harvesting, sow from early autumn under cover. Dark green leaves with a jagged edge and contrasting white veins. Slow to bolt. Best sown late summer spacing for seedling crop sow at high density, for baby leaf plants 10cm apart up to 30cm for mature plants. 1 gram approx 575 seeds £1.00 Av 1 gram pkt
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Chinese Mustard Southern Giant Brassica juncea crispifolia Sharp-flavoured curly leaves are excellent in salads and sandwiches or cooked. Harvest when young and tender. Repeat sowings for a continuous crop. £1.00 Av 800 seeds
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Mustard White Sprouting Sinapsis alba Suited to punnet production and used in the sandwich trade and other specialist markets as used in mustard and cress punnet mixtures. Spicy flavour and used when 1-2cm long. Ready in 7 days. Seeds can be sown in a seed sprouter or in a jar with a muslin top. Keep seeds moist and clean by rinsing well twice a day and maintain a temp between 55 & 70 deg F. Seeds grown in the dark tend to be crisper. Can be sown outdoors as an excellent cut and come again crop. Sow in shallow drills. Very popular for micro greens and baby leaf. 50g Av 7,000 seeds £1.50 Av 50 gram pkt
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Mustard Green Chinese Green, Chinese Mustard, Gai Cai, Gai Choy, India Mustard Baby leaf the tender green leaves used in salads and stir fry. Winter Hardy. Leaves have a peppery flavour and are highly prized in Oriental cooking. The leaves & flowers can be used raw or cooked. The seed used whole in pickles and curries and to make 'Brown mustard'. The seed can be sprouted and used in salads. Seed sown from April to autumn in succession to provide a continuous crop, to prevent the plants from bolting delay sowing until June. Sow in shallow drills. £1.00 Av 800 seeds
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Mustard Red Brassica juncea Baby leaf used in salads and stir fry. Winter Hardy. Leaves have a peppery flavour and are highly prized in Oriental cooking. The leaves & flowers can be used raw or cooked. The seed used whole in pickles and curries and to make 'Brown mustard'. The seed can be sprouted and used in salads. Seed sown from April to autumn in succession to provide a continuous crop, to prevent the plants from bolting delay sowing until June. Sow in shallow drills. £1.00 Av 800 seeds
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Mustard Garnet Giant Brassica juncea The darkest red mustard. Mustard Garnet Giant is very popular for salads, baby leaf and micro greens. Garnet Giants leaves are completely maroon, have a mild peppery flavour and used in Oriental cooking. Leaf colouring appears early on young leaves. Tends to bolt early, recommended to harvest promptly from a young stage. Will withstand a light frost. 21 days baby leaf and 45 days mature leaf. 1 gram approx 600 seeds £1.00 Av 1 gram pkt
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Komatsuna Greens
Mustard Spinach
A hardy, vigorous cold tolerant vegetable.
The flavour can be best described as a combination of mustard and cabbage with a
hint of spinach,
delicious in stir fry. 25 days for baby leaf 55 days mature plants
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Komatsuna Yujiro Brassica rapa A fast growing F1 mustard spinach, a Japanese green used for baby leaf, in salads and stir fry. For baby leaf sow at closer density than mature plants.
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Komatsuna Sharaku NEW Brassica rapa Komatsuna Sharaku F1 a fast growing mustard spinach, Japanese green used for mature leaf, baby leaf, in salads and stir fry. For baby leaf sow at closer density.
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Texel Greens
Senposai Greens
25 days baby leaf 55 days mature plants
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Senposai
Greens
One thousand treasure vegetable. Rarely available in the UK, a new baby leaf hybrid between cabbage and komatsuna an alternative to baby greens excellent for stir fry, salads and pickling. Having the sweet taste of cabbage and being tender as Komatsuna. Grow all year round provide protection through winter months. Fast growing Ready in 30-35 days. Use for stir fry and salads. The two types available Senposai 1 and Senposai 3 differ in texture, leaf shape and colour. £1.25 Senposai 1 Av 100 seeds
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Salad Leaf/Stir Fry Mixtures See
Oriental Leaf Mixtures
Index / Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Pak Choi
All information should be used as a guide only, as climatic conditions vary.
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