// SPECIES PROFILE · FOOD CROP · CULTIVATED

Mustard Greens

Brassica juncea

Mustard Greens (Brassica juncea) is a cultivated annual food crop grown for its edible leaf, seed. Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family). Originally from Central Asia & Himalayas. Grown as an annual in zones 2a–11a. Mature size 1'–2'. Harvest in northeastern Oklahoma: Mar–May and Oct–Dec.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family)
Group: crop · annual
Origin: Central Asia & Himalayas · cultivated
USDA zones: Zones 2a–11a (as an annual)
Mature size: 1'–2'
Sun: Sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Edible parts: leaf, seed
Harvest (NE OK): Mar–May and Oct–Dec
Garden role: fast Southern cooking green · spicy leaves · fall & spring crop

Mustard Greens (Brassica juncea) — *Brassica juncea* — Mustard Greens. Photo by Walther Otto Müller via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: fast Southern cooking green · spicy leaves · fall & spring crop. A cultivated food crop — not a native — grown alongside regional natives in Rooted Revival's kitchen-garden and food-forest designs. Harvest windows are for northeastern Oklahoma (USDA zone 7a).

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In a kitchen garden or food-forest guild, mustard greens pairs well with: Turnip (Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group)), Garden Pea (Pisum sativum), Onion (Allium cepa), Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum).