Komatsuna Purple

Germination

Can be sown directly or indoors into modules. For a babyleaf crop broadcast sow, or sow 25mm deep into wide drills of prepared soil. For mature crops sow 25mm deep into modules of moist well-drained seed compost. Germination takes 5-10 days. When seedlings are large enough to handle plant out with 20-50cm spacing. Successional sow every 21 days.

Growing

Prefers rich loamy soil with high water retention ideally in a raised bed in spring-autumn and under cover in winter. Although hardy you will get a better quality plant if under cover over winter. Apply a liquid feed during growth.

Cultivation

Cut and come again variety than can be cut back at least 2 times. Simply cut with scissors as required when the plant is 10cm tall. Cut the whole plant just above the roots or 2.5cm above the roots where the plant can reshoot.