Astonishingly the onion seeds are already beginning to germinate, even though they were only sown 4 days ago! The propagator is about 5 degrees warmer than room temperature, ranging from about 18-25 degrees Celsius. Obviously perfect for promoting onion seed germination!
Today I decided to sow a couple more things from the hot and spicy mixed pack of seeds shown on the previous post:
1 pot of mustard greens (approx 20 seeds sown)
1 pot of oriental spicy leaf mix (approx 20-30 seeds sown)
These will have to fend for themselves on the windowsill with a sandwich bag over the top of each pot since the propagator is full!
I have never grown mustard greens (aka "mustard spinach" or "leaf mustard") before. Apparently this is the same plant that yields mustard seeds and all parts of the plant (including the roots) are edible. The baby leaves can be used in salads/sandwiches and have a bit of a bite. If the leaves are picked when large they become very spicy and are good for stir fries. They are meant to be extremely nutritious and very high in Vitamin A, C and iron.
The oriental spicy leaf mix includes Mizuna, Cima Rapa, Green Pak Choi and Red Mustard. I managed to sow 4 different-looking seeds so hopefully I will get some of each! I have not heard of Cima Rapa before. After a quick google I learnt that they are also know as "Turnip Tops" or "Rapini" and have spiked leaves that cluster around green buds that resemble small heads of broccoli. It is described as being akin to purple sprouting but much quicker to mature. Interesting!
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