Black Mustard (Brassica nigra) seeds

Black Mustard is one of the oldest spice plants in Europe. It provides the seeds für especially hot mustard varieties.
Contents: Approx. 200 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

€2.49

Content: 100 Single seed

Product number: 1049 GTIN: 4250601204727

Description

Black mustard is one of the oldest spices known in Central Europe and has its origins in the Mediterranean region. It is an annual herbaceous plant that is grown especially for the extraction of its spicy seeds which positively affect digestion. The seeds, which must be removed from their shells for processing into edible mustard, have different colors and can be dark brown, gray or black in color.

Black mustard seeds are used in Indian cuisine for curries, where they are typically used roasted in oil to produce a distinct nutty flavor. The resulting oil is also used for culinary purposes. The use of the plant as a condiment and for mustard production however has become less and less in the course of the 20th century, as other crop varieties are more suitable for mechanical harvesting and efficient processing.

Lifecycle	Annual
Species	Brassicaceae
Eventual height	30-150 cm
Flower colour	Yellow
Flowering months	August, July, June
Main harvest	October, September
Root system	Deep roots

When to sow outdoors	April, March, May
Sowing depth	0.5 cm
Germination temperature	10-18°C
Sunlight	Full sun
Planting distance	20 cm
Bad companion plants	Kohlrabi, Radish, Winter Radish

Sowing and care

Brassica nigra is quite easy to care for and thrives in a variety of soils, but particularly well in calcareous substrates. Sow broadcast at mild temperatures in spring directly into the field. Mustard loves sunny locations, grows quickly and can become up to 150cm high. A harvest of seeds can be expected in early autumn. It is also a very good green manure and bee pasture plant.

Other names

Botanical name: Brassica nigra, Mutarda nigra, Melanosinapis communis, Crucifera sinapis, Raphanus sinapis-officinalis, Sisymbrium nigrum

German: Schwarzer Senf, Garten-Senf, Senf-Kohl, Keek, Keetjen, Mostartkorn, Sempsat, Senip, Sennep, Sennepe, Sennepsaat, Mostert, Senfsaat

English: Black mustard

French: Sénevé noir, Moutarde noire

Italian: Senape nera

Spanish: Agenabe, Agenabo, Agenave, Ajenabe, Ajenabo, Ajo amarillo, Alezna, Amarillas, Desajo, Floridos, Gebena, Géniva, Hierba meona, Jamargo, Jaramago, Jenabe, Jenable, Jenape, Lagina, Laparda, Lonsarda, Lujarda, Lusarda, Mostaza, Mostaza común, Mostaza fina, Mostaza negra, Mostaza negra y roja, Mostaza rubia, Nabestro, Nabieyo, Nabilla, Nabillo, Nabina, Nabiza, Nabizuela, Nabestro, Rabanillo, Rábano, Rábano amarillo, Xebena, Xenave de los antiguos, Xeneba de flor amarilla, Zanabiza

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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