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When to Plant Mustard Greens in Tennessee
UT Extension gives one set of dates for mustard greens for the whole state: spring planting runs Feb 15 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Jul 1 to Sep 1.
Photo: Mustard plant (Brassica juncea) in flower. Dr.S.Soundarapandian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pick a county for mustard greens dates
Dates are statewide; the county picker changes the frost dates shown, not the window.
Published dates for mustard greens in Tennessee
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Planting dates for each crop in Tennessee, from the UT Extension calendar.
Planting mustard greens in Tennessee: questions
When do you plant mustard greens in Tennessee?
UT Extension gives one set of dates for mustard greens for the whole state: spring planting runs Feb 15 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Jul 1 to Sep 1.
Can I plant mustard greens in the fall in Tennessee?
Yes. Fall planting runs Jul 1 to Sep 1.
Does the frost date matter for mustard greens?
The windows above already account for frost as the publication describes. Check the Tennessee frost dates page for your county’s risk.
Where do these dates for mustard greens come from?
SP291G Fall Vegetable Gardens; W 346-B Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden – Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting.
Are the dates the same across the state?
Every county uses the same statewide dates.
Photos: Mustard plant (Brassica juncea) in flower: Dr.S.Soundarapandian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Dense bed of leafy mustard greens growing in a farm field: Judgefloro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Round hay bales in a frosty hayfield at dawn in Athens, Tennessee: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Crop field bordered by a grassy edge and tree line in Gadsden, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Green farm fields near Cowan in Franklin County, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pile of ripe tomatoes: Jubair Bin Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plants growing in a home garden: Geo Lightspeed7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Rows of sweet corn in a field: Wee Hong, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Squash plant with yellow blossoms and spreading stems in a straw-mulched garden: Mary O'Neill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Heads of lettuce in a garden bed: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.