Even a novice gardener can grow mustard from seeds at home. Many cultivate this plant for its taste, adding it as a seasoning to various dishes. Even a novice gardener can grow mustard from seeds at home.
What does mustard do to the earth
Mustard deeply loosens the soil with its roots and at the same time releases special substances that drive away pests (for example, the wireworm does not tolerate mustard and leaves the planting site of this plant very quickly).
What conditions are needed to grow mustard
The best optimal conditions for the growth, development and formation of a high yield of mustard are the usual continuous sowing method with a row spacing of 15 cm, a seeding rate of 1.5–2.0 million units. germinating seeds/ha.
The seeding depth is 2–3 cm.
When the topsoil dries up, the depth of seed placement can be increased to 4–5 cm.
How to sow mustard
Make furrows about 2 cm deep at a distance of 15-20 cm.
Spread the seeds in the furrows at the rate of 3-4 g (about 1 teaspoon) per 1 square meter.
Cover the furrows with soil. Gently water the plantings with water, so as not to wash the seeds out of the soil.
How much mustard grows like green manure
Mustard seedlings appear very quickly, already after three or four days, if the temperature is about ten degrees Celsius, you can see the first shoots on the soil surface, but then growth slows down.
It will take about a month, and sometimes a little more, to completely occupy the area allotted to mustard.
