Organic Mizuna Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens
Organic Mizuna seed for Sprouts by the Latin name of Brassica juncea var. japonica. Mizuna is also called Spider mustard or Konya.
Home grown Mizuna Sprouts are fun to cultivate in your own kitchen all year. Your Mizuna will grow into delicious crispy Sprouts in 6 days or Microgreens in 12 days. Both sizes of Mizuna plants have a strong taste of pepper mixed with mustard.
Mizuna sprouts are beautiful and rich in antioxidants. They are delicious in salad, sandwiches, wraps and as crispy topping on many dishes.
50 gr seeds provide 30 handfuls of fresh Mustard sprouts or 45 handfuls of crispy microgreens.
You can grow Mizuna seeds in the Ceramic Sprout Tray or on Hemp mat. They will not thrive in a normal sprouter as the seeds form gel. When you harvest them, you cut the stems just above the hemp mat and discard the mat with the roots. If you grow them on the sieve, you can eat the whole plant incl the root.
Sprouting Time for Organic Mizuna Seeds
If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 °C / 64-73 °F, then your Mizuna Sprouts should be ready for harvest after just 6 days of cultivation.
Organic Mizuna Seeds
before soaking
Organic Mizuna Sprouts
after 2 days
Organic Mizuna Sprouts
after 6 days
Organic Mizuna Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens
Organic Mizuna seeds can be cultivated to both sprouts and microgreens in your kitchen all year. Some also call this Mizuna plant Japanese mustard greens, spider mustard or konya.
NAMES
Mizuna belong to the bothanical family of Brassica. The Latin name for this beautiful variety is Brassica juncea var. japonica.
TASTE
Your Mizuna plants are quite spicy and have a strong taste of pepper salad. This makes it great in dips or as spicy topping.
LOOKS
Mizuna are 15 cm long as sprouts from root tip to leaf top. As microgreens they are 20 cm long. They are green and white.
NUTRIENTS
Mizuna microgreens and sprouts contain the nutrients: A, B3, C, E, K and Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus.
EDIBLE PARTS
As Mizuna is mucilaginous and thus need to be cultivated on cotton or hemp mats, you can only eat the stems and leaves of the plants.
TIME
Mizuna sprouts take 6 days from dry seed to edible sprout. As microgreens they take 12 days from seed to mature microgreens.
How to grow Organic Mizuna Sprouts og Microgreens
1
Measure the amount of organic Mizuna seeds. 15 x 15 cm cotton woll or hemp on a tray needs 3 gram dry seeds.
2
Soak the cotton or hemp mat in fresh, cold, drinking water and distribute the seeds evenly. Place the tray in shade.
3
While the hemp is soaked, your Mizuna seeds absorb the needed amount of water to start sprouting.
4
Keep the hemp mat constantly moist but not directly wet for the next 7 days. Place the tray in shade.
5
Your Mizuna sprouts are mature after 6 days, and your microgreens are ready for harvest after 14 days.
6
As your Sprouts and Microgreens grow on hemp mats, you can only eat the stems and leaves on your Mizuna plants.
Tips for Organic Mizuna Sprouts og Microgreens
COTTON OR HEMP MAT
Mizuna need to grow on cotton woll or hemp mats as these seeds are mucilaginous – they form gel when wet.
Whether you choose cotton or hemp is not important.
However, it is important, that you choose 100% organic quality. This way your plants do not absorb unwanted substances, but can grow well and healthy for your benefit.
CHOOSE SPROUTING SEEDS
You can often buy Mizuna seeds for garden cultivation.
But non-organic garden seeds are often sprayed with anti-fungi to help them withstand the natural fungi and bacteria in soil.
However, anti-fungi will give you a stomach ache, so always only buy certified sprouting seeds for your sprouts and microgreens cultivation.
Lars –
I really like this sprout. It has the full taste of pepper/mustard even if the plant is quite small.