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Mustard (Brassica juncea)

Mustard is an annual vegetable
It is from the cruciferes family

mustard

ROTATION

It is grown as 'green fertiliser' in the leaf vegetable bed.

CULTIVATION

Sow in September and October during a waning crescent moon.

NEIGHBOURING PLANTS

Mustard is used as a green fertiliser before planting root vegetables.
It is better to sow in autumn after the cabbage, never sow before.

DISEASES AND PARASITES

I don't know of any.

ADVICE

Sow as a green fertiliser in spring in a free bed, dig it in before it flowers.