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Mustard greens · Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

When to plant mustard greens in Dehradun

Main outdoor window

6 Jan - 3 Feb

The window this page is built around.

Timed from last spring frost

27 January

In Dehradun, on your chosen risk.

Ready to pick

1 May - 30 Nov

If you plant at the start of the window.

The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.

Step by step in Dehradun

Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.

Sow for autumn

24 Sep - 15 Oct

Counting back 74 days from your first frost so the crop matures in time.

Sow direct

6 Jan - 3 Feb

Three weeks before your last frost.

Harvest

1 May - 30 Nov

Sow in succession. A single sowing gives you a single glut. Sow a short row every 14 days through the window above and you get a steady supply instead.
Frost tolerance
Hardy
Damaged below
-6°C (21.2°F)
Days to maturity
40–60
Min soil temp
4.5°C (40.1°F)
Spacing
25 cm
Sowing depth
6 mm (0.2 in)
Sun
Full

Mustard greens through the year

Against the frost risk in Dehradun

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Mustard greens

Frost risk Autumn sowing Sow direct Harvest Today

Why these dates

Sow from three weeks before the last frost for spring greens, then again ten weeks before the first autumn frost for the milder, larger autumn crop.

Takes about -6C. A frost before picking noticeably softens the heat, which is why autumn mustard is the sweeter crop.

Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Mustard greens are timed for direct sowing 3 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Dehradun.

The median frost-free season here is 335 days, against 40 to 60 days to maturity for this crop counted from sowing. That margin is what decides whether a late sowing is worth attempting.

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Nearby

Mustard greens in places close by

Haridwar 44 km Sahāranpur 61 km Yamuna Nagar 75 km Muzaffarnagar 100 km Ambāla 119 km Shimla 120 km

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Growing mustard greens in Dehradun

When should I plant mustard greens in Dehradun?

Aim for 6 Jan - 3 Feb in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 24 Jan - 21 Feb - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.

When will mustard greens be ready to harvest in Dehradun?

Expect to start picking around 1 May - 30 Nov, based on 40 to 60 days to maturity from the planting date calculated for this location.

How much frost will mustard greens tolerate?

Takes about -6C. A frost before picking noticeably softens the heat, which is why autumn mustard is the sweeter crop.