Sinapis alba

Biała gorczyca (Sinapis alba) — szybkorosnąca roślina jednoroczna dostarczająca łagodnych ziaren gorczycy, pikantnych liści sałatkowych i będąca jednym z najlepszych zielonych nawozów poprawiających strukturę gleby.
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Sinapis alba — white mustard

Sinapis alba, known as white or yellow mustard, is a fast-growing annual valued on two fronts: as the source of mild mustard seeds and peppery salad leaves, and as one of the very best green manures for improving soil. It sits within both our mustard range in the culinary herb collection and our green manures.

History & origin

White mustard is native to the Mediterranean basin and has been cultivated since antiquity for its pungent seeds. The Romans ground it into a paste — an early ancestor of the table mustard we know today — and it spread throughout Europe as both a condiment crop and, in time, a trusted soil-improving cover crop on farms and in gardens.

Its name comes from the Latin sinapis, the classical word for mustard, while alba (“white”) refers to the pale, sandy-coloured seeds that set it apart from black and brown mustards.

Botanical characteristics

White mustard is a quick, upright annual reaching 40–80 cm, with lobed green leaves and bright yellow four-petalled flowers loved by bees, followed by bristly seed pods. It grows with remarkable speed, which is exactly what makes it such an effective green manure — smothering weeds and building soil structure. As a fast annual it sits among our annual herbs as well as our soil-building cover crops.

Growing Sinapis alba from seed

White mustard could not be simpler to grow. For salad leaves or seed, sow in spring and summer in full sun. As a green manure, broadcast the seed thickly over bare soil, rake in lightly and water — it germinates within days. Dig the leafy growth back in before it flowers to return nutrients and organic matter to the soil. Our herb growing guide and herb sowing calendar cover timing and care in full.

Ready to grow white mustard? Explore the varieties or learn the basics first.

Related categories: Mustard · Green Manures · Culinary Herbs · Annual Herbs · All Herb Seeds

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Czym jest Sinapis alba?
Jest to botaniczna nazwa gorczycy białej (żółtej), uprawianej zarówno dla jej łagodnych nasion i pieprznych liści, jak i jako szybko rosnący nawóz zielony. Jak używać gorczycy białej jako nawozu zielonego?
Rozrzuć nasiona gęsto na odkrytej glebie, lekko zagrabuj i podlej. Przed zakwitnięciem przykop bujną zieleń w glebę, aby ją wzbogacić. Czy gorczycę białą można jeść?
Tak. Młode liście dodają pieprznej ostrości do sałatek, a jasne nasiona służą do produkcji łagodnej musztardy. Jak szybko rośnie?
Bardzo szybko. Kiełkuje w ciągu kilku dni i szybko się rozrasta, co czyni ją doskonałą do zagłuszania chwastów i poprawy struktury gleby.