Best time to plant mizuna in Boulia
Brassica rapa 'nipposinica'
Also called kyouna, Japanese mustard greens, spider mustard
Sow mizuna in Boulia in Mar to Oct.
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 Boulia
Boulia, QLD is in the arid zone. Its months for mizuna apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Boulia
Boulia frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.
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.