Purple leaves sprouting in garden/backyard - Ask Extension
I'm new to my house and vegetable garden, and I'd like to know if this is a useful cover crop or lettuce that's suddenly spouting up or if it's just a...
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Purple leaves sprouting in garden/backyard #289830
Asked November 11, 2015, 12:19 PM EST
I'm new to my house and vegetable garden, and I'd like to know if this is a useful cover crop or lettuce that's suddenly spouting up or if it's just an interesting weed.
Yamhill County Oregon
Expert Response
It looks a lot like the "Scarlet Frills Mustard" that I have in my garden,http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-8365-scarlet-frills.aspx#
It does look really cool. It's hardy. It reseeds readily. You may certainly let this grow through the winter. The point of a cover crop is to cover the soil, grow biomass that will be tilled in, and sometimes to fix nitregon in the soil. Mustards fulfill those first 2 functions admirably.
It does look really cool. It's hardy. It reseeds readily. You may certainly let this grow through the winter. The point of a cover crop is to cover the soil, grow biomass that will be tilled in, and sometimes to fix nitregon in the soil. Mustards fulfill those first 2 functions admirably.
