Recommended Citation
Maynard, Elizabeth; Rodriguez-Soto, Marian M.; and Koetz, Rebecca, "Flowering of Spring-Planted Greens" (2024). Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports. Paper 264.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/mwvtr/264
Date of this Version
3-21-2024
Keywords
bolting, brassica, arugula, collards, mizuna, mustard, shungiku, Eruca sativa, Brassica oleracea Brassica rapa var. japonica, Brassica juncea, Glebionis coronaria, Brassica rapa var. rapa, vernalization, green leafy vegetables, flowering
Abstract
Greens for salad or cooking are a significant part of the spring crop mix sold at Indiana farmers' markets. The harvest period for many spring-planted greens is shortened because they flower in response to environmental conditions. This paper reports on flowering response of two varieties of arugula, collards, mizuna, two types of mustard, and shungiku, planted in mid-April through May in northern Indiana.
Presentation delivered at From Food to Flowers: Everything Local, Jan. 17, 2024, Springfield, IL
PhotographicRecordFloweringSpringPlantedGreens.red.pdf (23404 kB)
Photographic record of trial in summer 2023.
Comments
A slide presentation and photographic record of the trial are provided as additional materials associated with this report.