Komatsuna

[veggiechicken]

Komatsuna aka Japanese Mustard Spinach.
L1dl are selling Living Salads of Komatsuna with some Purple Pakchoi in the mix. Its about 85p for a punnet and there are lots of seedlings that would like to be thinned out and planted somewhere more spacious.

[Nannysally99]

Thought you was talking about a volcano from the subject title VC .......

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks VC I've had a google and it sounds a lot like pac choi but without the bolting problem.

[veggiechicken]

It tastes quite mild/bland - like lettuce does. Think the flavour becomes stronger with age.
I'm going to try planting some out to grow BIG - see what happens

[Penellype]

I've grown komatsuna from seed (it also comes in some of the mixed winter salad packets). It is pleasant enough to eat, very like pak choi, and I found it no less likely to bolt.

Good luck with it VC - I would love to be proved wrong, but I think that it is likely (like pak choi) to dislike being transplanted, and they may simply bolt when planted out. Worth a try though.

[Alison]

I've grown it from seed too, quite tasty but does bolt easily in summer. Works well in the tunnel over winter though

[veggiechicken]

So far, so good
There was enough for a large pot too

[nickdub]

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So far, so good
There was enough for a large pot too

I bought a similar batch from Lidl and am also going to plant mine out in a tray (hopefully this evening) - I decided to return my trolley to the shop though, to get my £1 back :-)

[veggiechicken]

Don't want you to think I "nicked" it, Nick It was dumped outside my gate so I brought it in off the road for safety - and I'm minding it for a while I checked for £1 but it was empty
Wish I could get hold of some more - its brilliant!

[Snadger]

Don't want you to think I "nicked" it, Nick It was dumped outside my gate so I brought it in off the road for safety - and I'm minding it for a while I checked for £1 but it was empty
Wish I could get hold of some more - its brilliant!

Mobile raised bed.............now there's an idea!

[veggiechicken]

It really is useful. I can wheel it into the sun. A bag of compost on its side fits perfectly. Cut the side off the bag and its ready to plant
I really would like more!
Some years back I found a trolley dumped in the woods so I pushed it all the way home, rang the supermarket and they took weeks to collect it and didn't even say thank you. I have no conscience about minding this one until its collected S'pose I'd have to tell them it was here first