Amara
Mustard Green Seed
Product ID: 3147
Dark-green mustard from Africa.
While technically a mustard, Amara is known by several different names including Ethiopian kale, highland kale, Abyssinian mustard, and Texsel greens. The attractive, dark-green leaves are tender, slightly savoyed with a wavy margin, and have an excellent rich flavor. Good in salads or as a cooked green. Avg. 6,400 seeds/oz. Packet: 250 seeds.
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brassica juncea
CULTURE: Sow from early spring to late summer. For bunching, sow 1/4- 1/2" deep in a 2" wide band with 15 seeds/ft., rows 18-24" apart. Cut when greens reach full-size (12-18"). For baby leaf, sow 1/4- 1/2" deep in a 2-4" wide band sow 60 seeds/ft. Cut entire plants at 3-6".
INSECTS: Control flea beetles and other pests with floating row covers applied at time of sowing.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: Bunching: 1 oz./1,040', 1 lb./16,640', 11/3 lb./acre at 15 seeds/ft. Baby leaf: 1 oz./260', 1 lb./4,160' at 60 seeds/ft.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: Avg. 16,200.
PACKET: 250 seeds, sows 15' bunching, 4' baby leaf.
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Quick Facts

- Latin Name
- Brassica carinata
- Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
- 21 baby; 40 full size
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. - Open Pollinated
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Product Features
- Johnny's Exclusive
- Plant Variety Protected
- A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads.
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