Golden Frills Mustard Green is a compact, open-pollinated mustard that brings spicy heat and visual intrigue to cool-season gardens. Its intricately lobed, bright green leaves are ready to harvest in just 21 days, making it one of the fastest greens you can grow. Frost-tolerant and unfussy about soil, it thrives from spring through fall and handles winter growing in high tunnels, giving you an extended harvest window most gardeners overlook.
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The deeply lobed foliage catches the eye with its frilly texture and cheerful green color, but the real appeal is the speed and cut-and-come-again habit. You can begin harvesting tender leaves at 3 to 6 inches and keep picking from the same plant for weeks, with fresh growth arriving in 5 to 14 days depending on season. Its compact growth habit means it doesn't sprawl across the bed, and the spicy kick it brings to salads and quick-cooked dishes makes every harvest feel worth the minimal effort.
Golden Frills Mustard Green shines raw in salads, where its tender young leaves provide a peppery bite, or lightly sautéed as a quick side dish. The spicy character and delicate leaf structure make it especially appealing for Asian stir-fries and garnishes where texture and heat both matter. Because it reaches harvest size so quickly, many gardeners succession-plant it every two weeks for continuous supply rather than treating it as a one-time crop.
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Start seeds indoors 3 to 4 weeks before your transplant date. Use soil temperatures between 50 and 75°F for reliable germination. Transplant seedlings outdoors once they've developed true leaves and soil temperatures have reached at least 50°F.
Transplant seedlings into the garden when they have developed 2 to 3 true leaves. Space plants about 6 inches apart to accommodate the compact growth habit. Golden Frills tolerates cool soil and can go in as soon as soil is workable in spring; fall planting works equally well.
Direct sow seeds in garden beds from spring through late summer for successive harvests. Sow seeds directly where you want them to grow, thinning seedlings to 6-inch spacing as they develop.
Begin harvesting when outer leaves reach 3 to 6 inches in length, which typically occurs around 21 days from germination. Use a sharp knife to cut leaves cleanly above the basal plate, removing only the outer leaves and leaving the growing center intact. This cut-and-come-again technique encourages the plant to regrow, with new harvestable leaves appearing in 5 to 14 days depending on season and warmth. Continue harvesting until the plant begins to bolt or cold temperatures slow growth too much.
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