Purple Mustard Sarso (200+ Seed)

🔹 Common name ➜ Purple Mustard, Baingani Rai, Purple Leaf Mustard, Lal Sarson
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Brassica juncea var. rugosa
🔹 Type ➜ Leafy vegetable & Spice crop 🌿
🔹 Use ➜ Fresh greens (Saag), salad, garnish, seed spice, oil
✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej cultivation
➜ Chemical-free leafy vegetable farming

🌟 Why Purple Mustard?
✔️ Rich in Anthocyanin antioxidants & essential vitamins 💊
✔️ Attractive deep purple-red leaves for premium salads & Saag 🍲
✔️ Rapid growth & continuous multiple pickings ✂️
✔️ Natural resistance against common leaf pests
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Leafy green farming
➜ Kitchen gardening
➜ Small farmers & organic growers

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Rabi crop ➜ September – November ❄️
📍 Punjab / North India:
➜ Best sowing: • September – October
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 15–22°C
❌ Avoid excessive heat during germination

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained loamy to sandy loam soil
➜ pH ➜ 6.0–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic farming
➜ Light soils rich in organic matter

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Desi open-pollinated seeds 🌱
• Native non-GMO purple mustard seeds
• Traditional seed-saving varieties
✔️ Benefits: ➜ Pure seed retention for next season
➜ Deep, vibrant leaf coloration in cool weather
➜ Strong native field resilience

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Line sowing or broadcast method
Seed rate: ➜ 2–2.5 kg per acre
Seed depth: ➜ 1–1.5 cm
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 25–30 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 10–15 cm (after thinning)
✔️ Helps: ➜ Broad leaf development
➜ Easy harvesting in bundles

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ Desi cow dung manure (FYM) ➜ 5–6 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray (after each leaf cutting)
➜ Liquid mustard cake spray
✔️ Improves: ➜ Deep purple coloration
➜ Sharp, pungent traditional flavor

💧 Irrigation
➜ Regular light irrigation required
Schedule: ➜ Every 8–10 days
Critical stages: ➜ After every leaf picking
❌ Avoid waterlogging to protect fine feeder roots

🐛 Organic Pest Control
➜ Naturally hardy crop due to glucosinolates 🌿
If needed: ➜ Neem Astra or Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Sour buttermilk (Lassi) spray
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ 100% natural chemical-free production

🌼 Leaf Growth & Harvesting Stages
➜ First picking ➜ 25–30 days after sowing
➜ Regrowings continue for 3–4 pickings at 10–12 day intervals

🧺 Harvesting
➜ Ready for first cut in ➜ 25–30 days
Harvest when: ➜ Leaves are broad, tender, and deep purple
✔️ Cut leaves 2–3 cm above soil level to promote fresh shoot growth

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 2.5–3 months (for saag harvest)
📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 60–75 quintal/acre (total green leaf yield)
✔️ Premium market returns due to exotic look 💰

🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Enhances nutritional profile of traditional winter Saag mixes
✔️ High appeal in urban markets & gourmet salad mixes 🌍
✔️ Leaf color deepens as winter temperatures drop
✔️ Best for: ➜ Desi seed saving
➜ Frequent market harvesting

🪴 Growing Purple Mustard on Roof
✔️ Possible
Container:
➜ Grow bag / Rectangular tray ➜ 6–9 inch depth
Notes:
➜ Place in full sunlight for maximum purple leaf pigmentation