Komatsuna 'Green Boy' / 'Shandersin'

  • Product number: 161000
  • Origin: Asia
  • Latin: Brassica rapa

The standard variety for komatsuna. This Asian leafy cabbage, harvested young, has a very old tradition there! Fresh in taste, both raw and stewed. Harvestable after 35 days in warm weather, up to 60 days in cooler weather. The spoon-shaped leaf has a crisp, firm stem and forms a sturdy upright crop.

Names:
Latin: Brassica rapa
Dutch: Komatsuna
Also known as: Japanese leafy cabbage
English: Mustard Spinach

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Sowing method: Japanese cabbage, stewed or young in salads. Very attractive oriental vegetable for the connoisseur. Cultivation in open ground, cold frame or greenhouse. Row distance 30cm, thin to 10cm in the row.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September

Harvesting time:

  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors
  • Greenhouse

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: N/A
  • Origin: Asia
  • Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Brassica rapa
  • Dutch: Komatsuna
  • Also known as: Japanese mustard spinach
  • English: Mustard Spinach
  • All year round

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