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Brown Mustard (Kodiak)

Description

Mustard produces significantly more glucosinolates than other brassicas, which biofumigates the soil during decomposition, proving to be toxic to many soil pathogens and pests. To best utilize these glucosinolates, mature green vegetation should be turned into the soil. In no-till operations you will still benefit from having this species for this use. When allowed enough growing season, brown mustard stem residue can remain erect throughout the winter months, aid in capturing snow to help build moisture in the soil profile. Growing mustard in a potato rotation was observed to increase tuber quality and yields similar to that of chemically fumigated fields. Other documented effects of having mustard in your rotation is suppressing potato early dying and reduced root rot in pea rotations. Some customers are concerned that these mustards are difficult to control like their wild cousins but actually they can be easily terminated with many commonly utilized herbicides.

Brown Mustard (Kodiak)

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Seeding Rate: 6-8 lbs per acre.

    Description

    Mustard produces significantly more glucosinolates than other brassicas, which biofumigates the soil during decomposition, proving to be toxic to many soil pathogens and pests. To best utilize these glucosinolates, mature green vegetation should be turned into the soil. In no-till operations you will still benefit from having this species for this use. When allowed enough growing season, brown mustard stem residue can remain erect throughout the winter months, aid in capturing snow to help build moisture in the soil profile. Growing mustard in a potato rotation was observed to increase tuber quality and yields similar to that of chemically fumigated fields. Other documented effects of having mustard in your rotation is suppressing potato early dying and reduced root rot in pea rotations. Some customers are concerned that these mustards are difficult to control like their wild cousins but actually they can be easily terminated with many commonly utilized herbicides.

    When is the right time to plant?

    Brown Mustard (Kodiak) has a minimum germination temp of 40 °F. Reference your average soil temperature to determine ideal planting time.
    Read this article for more info: When Can I Start Planting?

    Basic Info

    N Fix Potential
    Seeds/lb 100,000
    C/N at Maturity Low
    Growth Habit Upright
    Root Type/Depth Medium Taproot
    Cold Kill 25 °F
    Dry Matter Potential 1.5 - 4.5 tons/acre

    Use & Characteristics

    Maturity 55-65 days
    Lasting Residue Poor
    Palatability Good
    Hay Harvest Fair
    Regrowth Fair
    Deep Compaction Fair
    Surface Compaction Very Good
    Weed Suppression Very Good
    Crimp Kill Easy

    Planting

    Plant Depth 1/4 - 3/4"
    Min Germ Temp 40 °F
    Drilled Seed Rate 6-8 lbs/acre
    Broadcast Seed Rate 10-15 lbs/acre

    Tolerance

    Heat Good
    Drought Very Good
    Shade Fair
    Wet Soil Fair
    Low Fertility Good
    Low pH Soil Good
    High pH Salinity Fair
    High pH Calcareous Fair

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    Cameron Phillips
    Brown mustard

    Fast shipping, well packed and no damage. Had to plant into a dry seed bed. What mustard has germinated looks good. An excellent resource guide was provided with even more resources of the leading names in regenerative ag arena. Very pleased.

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    David VK
    Awesome component in my soil restoration mixes!

    I made my own mixes using Kodiac Brown Mustard in both SE and Northern MI locations.

    Not the best timing for rain "up North", but a flush of yellow flowers from ~ 2lb/acre of the Kodiac was the first to really flourish in the mix and likely provided enough shade for the rest to get established. I let it go to seed, while the "next wave" began to dominate -- mostly Sorghum & Millets. The Buckwheat, Sunflower and SunnHemp seemed to be losing the battle and/or suffered browsing pressure shortly after germination. Okra (from GCS) was pretty much a no-show here but did pop up in the SE mix. Slowly but surely the GCS Red Ripper Cowpeas began climbing everywhere (I'm assuming the deer moved on to Alfalfa, etc.) and my later-planted Hairy Vetch and Crimson Clover have an excellent start to over-winter along with much later broadcast Winter Rye and Daikon Radish.

    Back to the Mustard! In SE Michigan, a similar mix was spectacular! I was able to water a few times when rain was absent. A bonus to the Kodiak Mustard flowers (besides the bees loving it) was the attraction of those little white butterflies that may otherwise have laid their eggs; larvae damaging my vegetable garden. What a great distraction! I whacked the tall dry stalks down with a manchette so wife would stop complaining about the weeds, lol and It already reseeded somewhat in the mix with new yellow flowers as we speak still providing that distraction to those moths/butterflies as the garden comes to an end.

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