Sinapis alba
Yellow mustard
Common names: White mustard, Green manure mustard
Photo: Ariel Palmon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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Description
Yellow mustard is the fastest green manure for crop breaks. In six to eight weeks it forms a dense stand with yellow flowers, loosens the soil with its roots, and binds nutrients before leaching. Because it belongs to the Brassicaceae family, it should not be planted before or after cabbage, otherwise it promotes cabbage root rot.
Care instructions
Sow yellow mustard from April to September in a wide row directly onto the harvested bed and rake it flat; water when dry. Cut or roll it off no later than the start of flowering, before seeds form, otherwise it will become tangled. Leave it as mulch; most plants freeze in winter and can be easily incorporated flat in spring.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, lime-loving
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
legume family (Fabaceae)
particularly well establishedLeguminous plants collect nitrogen in the soil, from which Brassicaceae benefit as heavy feeders.
For example PeaBush beanPole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar pea and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
carrot family (Apiaceae)
You can pair celery and dill with all Brassicaceae because they repel the cabbage whitefly with their scent, a proven companion.
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed-culture Practice
mint family (Lamiaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example LavenderThymeBasilRosemarySageHyssop and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
nasturtium family (Tropaeolaceae)
Nasturtium serves as a trap plant for you. Aphids and cabbage whiteflies prefer it over the brassicaceae next to it.
For example Tropaeolum majusMashua
Source: Trap plant practice in organic horticulture
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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