A biennial, fast-growing but compact plant, producing 20cm tall, leafy rosettes in its first year. Young leaves with a mild peppery/mustard flavour are eaten as a salad vegetable. This is the original plant from which named varieties have been selected
0.1-0.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
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Grow in full sun or part-shade in firm, fertile soil. Oriental greens are usually very hardy, but prefer moist, cooler conditions, especially in summer. Follow mizuna-mibuna cultivation for more advice
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
No pruning required
May be susceptible to flea beetle, caterpillars of small white butterflies, cabbage root fly, pigeons and snails when young. Once plants are established, this damage isn't usually severe. Heavy infestations of mealy cabbage aphid may also spoil the harvest
May be susceptible to brassica downy mildew and brassica white blister. In areas where brassicas have been grown before, club root can build up in the soil
