Vegetable Planting Calendar
Mustard greens
Rich in vitamins A and C
- Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 5 to 10 feet
- Approximate planting per person per year, process, 10 to 15 feet
- 0.5 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row
- Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 18 inches
- Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
- 3 inches between plants in row
- Plant 0.25 inch deep
- 30 to 40 days from planting to eating stage
- 7,180 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
- 45 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
- Recommended varieties
- Green Wave
Excellent quality; slow to bolt; medium green
- Savana
Early maturing hybrid, smooth leaves
- Southern Giant Curled
Curly leaf, heat tolerant
- Tendergreen
Large, smooth leaf
- Recommended planting dates
- South Missouri
March 10 to May 1
Aug. 1 to 30
- Central Missouri
March 15 to May 1
Aug. 1 to 30
- North Missouri
March 25 to May 1
Aug. 1 to 30
G6201, revised April 2000
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