Sometimes slow and steady does not win the race. Like all those little kid gardeners, there are occasions when even the adults tire of waiting long periods to see sprouts, or taste the fruits (or should I say greens?) of their labor.That’s where fast-growing vegetables and herbs can really co
How to Prevent and Manage Common Mustard Green Pests and Diseases
12.06.2023 - 00:57 / gardenerspath.com / Rose Kennedy
How to Prevent and Manage Common Mustard Green Pests and DiseasesSlow and steady wins most races, but mustard greens do well with the opposite approach.
They grow quickly, and this helps them avoid many of the pests and diseases that afflict other garden vegetables.
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There are dozens of varieties of mustard, classified botanically asBrassica juncea,B. rapa var. japonica,B. rapa var. narinosa, and Sinapis alba.
The baby leaves can be harvested between 20 and 25 days for most varieties, and even the full-size leafy greens are ready to pick about 40 to 45 days from sowing.
While a few, like the broadleaf ‘Red Giant,’ can take 56 days to mature, others, including tatsoi and mizuna, are ready in six weeks or less.
Since they only grow in the cool-weather garden for a brief while, these spicy greens don’t have as long to potentially succumb to various ailments that may afflict other annual garden vegetables.
Even with that advantage, though, mustard greens do attract a few pests, some of which may spread plant diseases. Certain types of fungi and bacteria can cause diseases that may damage or even destroy your harvest.
You can avoid most of the trouble with preventive measures, from properly spacing the plants to buying healthy seeds and cleaning up debris at the end of the growing season. I’ll give you some pointers on that to kick off this guide.
But if it’s already too late for prevention, there are ways to cope with common pests and diseases that afflict homegrown mustard greens. I’ll address those, and I’ll also let you know when it’s best to remove the damaged plants and start over somewhere else.
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