Red Giant Mustard Seeds

In my family we eat a lot of greens, such as endive, chicory, chard, etc. Since we planted our mustard we have a great substitute, and we always let it flower to save the seeds. It grows fast, is tasty and has a nice purple color. Butterflies like it as much as we do, so they leave their eggs, but it's no great loss we can share.

This is my first time growing mustard in my fall/winter garden in Atlanta. I don't personally like the taste of mustard greens so I leave these Red Giant mustard leaves as an ornamental backdrop to Botanical Interests Olesh Tres Fine Endive which is growing in the foreground - and I love to use in salads.

As you can see from the picture, these Red Giant Mustards grew incredibly well here in CA, zone 9b. They're taking over my entire bed. I started them in late fall and they grew enormous throughout the entire winter! I can't even keep up with harvesting them. I'm swimming, no wait, drowning in Mustard leaves! Help!!!

I enjoyed growing this plant. It's very easy and quick to grow, and quite ornamental. I first tried to cook it in the traditional Southern way- stewed with seasoning pork and onions. Unfortunately, it's not suited to that cooking method, but it's great sautéed, in salads, and in sandwiches. I live on the Texas coast, and the attached photo was taken in mid-June, so it can take some heat without bolting.