{"id":1086,"date":"2024-03-14T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.238.170.140\/natseeds\/nationalseeds\/?post_type=vegetable-seeds&#038;p=1086"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:19:36","slug":"florida-broadleaf-mustard-greens","status":"publish","type":"vegetable-seeds","link":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/vegetable-seeds\/florida-broadleaf-mustard-greens\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Broadleaf Mustard Greens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Broadleaf a green staple in Zimbabwe, is pest-tolerant due to its hot mustard taste. It produces a large plant with oval leaves rich in vitamins and minerals. Florida Broadleaf can be harvested continuously, and the best taste is in leaves 7\u201310 cm long. The best yields are achieved between April and August because the cold season delays the onset of flowering in the plant. It is a highly sought after crop on the local markets, making it a good income generator.<br><br><strong>Special varietal requirements: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tsunga Florida Broadleaf does better where soils are rich in organic matter, leaf size and quality improves where organic manure is added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Characteristic<\/td><td>Florida Broadleaf Mustard Green<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kind<\/td><td>Open pollinated Broadleaf (Brassica juncea)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Season<\/td><td>All Year round&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maturity<\/td><td>35\u201365 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Germination<\/td><td>5\u201310 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sowing Depth<\/td><td>0.5\u20131 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Harvest Period<\/td><td>6\u20138 weeks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Attachment Point<\/td><td>Small, neat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit Color<\/td><td>Shoulder light green. Very good internal and excellent external color<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End Use<\/td><td>Fresh market<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":730,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"vegetable-seed-categories":[17,73],"class_list":["post-1086","vegetable-seeds","type-vegetable-seeds","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","seed-categories-opv","seed-categories-tsunga"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vegetable-seeds\/1086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vegetable-seeds"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vegetable-seeds"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"seed-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vegetable-seed-categories?post=1086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}