In Indonesia the mention of green mustard which has the Latin name Brassica rapa which is a parachinensis group is also called mustard meatballs, caisim or caisin.
Aside from being used as a complement to meatballs or fried rice, green mustard is also used as a delicious vegetable dish for the lunch menu. And for those of you who are curious about the content of anything in green mustard, following the reviews.
With ease of processing, storage and the many benefits obtained from green mustard, many people, including you, want to plant green mustard greens. And here are some descriptions so that you can plant green mustard properly and correctly, so you can get maximum results at harvest time. The following is a way to plant good and true mustard greens.
With ease of processing, storage and the many benefits obtained from green mustard, many people, including you, want to plant green mustard greens. And here are some descriptions so that you can plant green mustard properly and correctly, so you can get maximum results at harvest time. The following is a way to plant good and true mustard greens.
- Choose good quality mustard seeds that you can get by buying them at the seed shop.
- Make sure the seeds are wrapped in aluminum foil and not damaged.
- A good mustard seed, which is a small round blackish brown seed with a slippery and shiny surface.
- Weigh the mustard seed weighing 750 grams for 1 hectare of planting land. But if you want to plant enough in the yard only as much as 2 tablespoons of mustard seeds that you need.
- If you choose green mustard seeds from the results of planting, then the plants to be extracted must be at least 70 days old.
- Mustard plants to be made by the seeds must be separated from other mustard plants.
Nurseries / Seeding
- The next process after selecting good and quality seeds is nursery or seeding process which aims to get a quality shoot of green mustard plants. The method is as follows:
- After the seed selection is complete, soak the seeds for 6 to 12 hours to be used.
- Choose seeds that do not float during the immersion process.
- After that, dry the seeds using a tissue.
- Provide planting media such as small polybags or small pots, but it is recommended to use polybags because it is more practical.
- Use topsoil mixed with organic fertilizer compared to 1: 3 with fertilizer.
- Sow the mustard seeds that have been dried into the polybag.
- Each polybag is only recommended for 5 to 10 seeds.
- Flush every day using water twice a day on a regular basis and wait until the leaves appear.
- Place it in a cool place as possible and avoid it from direct sunlight.
Land processing
- After the mustard seeds sprout, leave it for about 10 days and for 10 days you can choose and prepare land that is good for the transfer process. The right way to process land is:
- Do soil scrubbing and make beds using grafting. This aims to improve soil structure, air circulation and increase soil fertility. Don't forget the loose soil must be free from weeds and weeds.
- Land hoes as deep as 20 to 40 cm. In addition, add organic fertilizer to the soil to improve the physical and good content of the soil.
- And for the selection of mustard greens different from the seeding process, which is to choose open land without a large tree that shelves it. Because green mustard is ready for planting like sunshine.
- For areas that have a low pH (acid), liming must first be carried out in order to increase the degree of acidity of the soil. This liming can already be done long before planting seeds. Approximately 2 to 4 weeks before the planting period, while for the type of lime itself which is well used is calcite (CaCO3) or dolmit (CaMg (CO3) 2).
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