SEEDS OF WHITE MUSTARD - SINAPIS ALBA
Culinary and medicinal plant. It can be cultivated indoor and in pots as well as in culinary gardens. It is used in cooking to season dishes, sauces and salads to give them a spicy tasting. The seeds contain lipids and sinalbin. Good cover and green manure crop.
Annual plant of 80-150cm with large composed lobbed and green leaves. Yellow clustered flowers from July to September. The orange seeds are a little bigger than the ones of black mustard.
It needs sandy, light, basic soils from cool to humid.
Direct sowing at the end of winter. Lightly cover the seeds and maintain the humidity until germination is completed.
Calendar
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| Average germination (%) | 90 |
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| Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas, Warm areas |
| Flower colour | Yellow |
| Hardiness | Hardy, No drought resistant |
| Life cycle | Annual |
| Plant use | Culinary, Greening, Herbs garden, Pest-repelling Plants, Restoration, Spices |
| Seeds per gram | 160 |
| Soil - Moisture | Fresh to moist |
| Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
| Soil - Type | Light, Loam, Sand |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
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Easter 2026
This week we will only be shipping orders on Monday 30 March to ensure that orders arrive before bank holidays.
We will resume deliveries from Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The nursery will be open until Thursday 2 april. If you would like to collect your order or visit us we would be delighted to welecome you from 8 am to 2 pm.
Happy Easter !