If you are looking for a different brand of edible leaf, (that’s more interesting than lettuce), try sowing Asian Greens this Autumn.

They are green, red, spicy, serrated, large to frilly to round leaves, with a taste ranging from mild to pungent. These cool weather loving leafy greens are common in Asian Cuisine.

You may of heard of Pak Choi, but have you heard of any of these Asian Greens?

3 Quick Growing Asian Greens

1. Mizuna – Frilly green leaves in 3-4 weeks. Peppery mild taste. Value for money as loads of leaves, sow in a shallow bowl or trough. Cold and hot tolerant.
2. Komatsuna – A leafy plant like spinach, leaves can be cooked. Small plant in 4 weeks, larger leaves in 2 months. Easy to grow.
3. Mustard Leaves – Lots of different varieties and spice levels. Raw they can taste pungent as harsh as wasabi. Cook and the harsh taste turns mild. Quick growing in 3-4 weeks.

3 Asian Greens – It’s all about the Choi

1. Tatsoi – Crisp stalks like Pak Choi but small green leaves in a rosette shape.
2. Bok Choi or Pak Choi – is an upright white steamed plant with green or red leaves.
3. Choi Sum – green slender stems with green leaves. It has a sweeter taste.

3 Facts about Asian Greens

1. Veg Family – Most Asian Greens like mustard leaves, mizuna, tatsoi belong to the Brassica family (cabbages, cauliflower, kale).
2. Nutrition – Asian Greens are rich in Vitamins, dietary fibre and antioxidants.
3. Sowing – The best time to sow these cool loving, winter hardy plants is in Late August to October in the UK. Sow direct in raised beds, containers, pots in the greenhouse. Just got a sunny indoor windowsill? Sow mustard leaves or mizuna.

Start Sowing in September!

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