Mibuna - Irish Seed

Mibuna (Brassica rapa) is considered a Japanese vegetable and named after the town of Mibu where it has grown for centuries. The long narrow leaves can be used at any stage for salads. They get a bit tougher and stronger tasting as the plant ages and are then ideal for cooking and stir frying. Grows in a clump form and is perfectly suited to pick and come again treatment.

Sow from April to September outside or almost anytime indoors. I find it very cold hardy. Can be direct sown or raised in modules. I usually prefer the latter to get a head start on slugs. Like other Brassica salads, flea beatle can be a problem – keeping them well watered in dry periods will help.

Being a mustard species mibuna produces a lot of seed. It’s a good candidate for growing seed for microgreens or baby leaf salad.

Average 200 seeds per packet.

Seeds were grown and saved in West Cork.

Check out the other seeds in my collection. I can combine and send any amount of packets by post for €2.