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How to grow white mustard

Cabbage family

When to sow and plant

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Based on: average for Germany, last frost 19 April, safe from 6 May

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Good and bad neighbours

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Crop rotation

After the cabbage family, leave the bed free of it for at least 4 years (sources: 4–5 years).

  • The same species should go back to the same spot after a break of 3 years at the earliest.
  • Example: grown here in 2026, again from 2031.
  • If clubroot has appeared in the bed: no plants of the cabbage family for at least 7 years, not even mustard as green manure.

At a glance

Family
Cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
Life cycle
Annual

Questions and answers

How long a break do white mustard need in the same bed?

After the cabbage family, leave the bed free of it for at least 4 years (sources: 4–5 years). The same species should go back to the same spot after a break of 3 years at the earliest.

More from the cabbage family

Sources

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  1. SARE: Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd ed. – Brassicas and Mustards
  2. Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig-Holstein: Fruchtfolge im Garten (Gartenmerkblatt, 2020)
  3. Südtiroler Bauernbund: Merkblatt Fruchtfolgen im Gemüsebau (Oktober 2022)
  4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (über die GBIF-API, species/match)

Retrieved on 23 October 2026. Facts in our own words, one source per value.