Best time to plant mizuna in Richmond
Brassica rapa 'nipposinica'
Also called kyouna, Japanese mustard greens, spider mustard
Sow mizuna in Richmond in Mar to Nov.
Mizuna is a Japanese form of Brassica rapa with serrated dark green leaves and a mildly peppery taste. Often served raw in salads, it also goes into stir-fries, soups and hot pots. Some varieties have pink to dark purple colouring in their stems or leaves.
When to sow in Richmond
Richmond, NSW is in the temperate zone. Its months for mizuna apply here without a frost adjustment.
Matches local guides.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Richmond
Frost usually arrives in Richmond around late May and finishes by early September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early May or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 6mm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 40cm
- Germination
- 5-10 days at 7-25°C
- Time to harvest
- 40-60 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.