Mustard Seeds Growing [2021] Link

Place a mustard seed in a dark, moist paper towel. Within 24 to 48 hours, something magical happens. The seed coat absorbs water, swells, and cracks. This process is called .

Have you grown mustard before? What’s your favorite way to use the seeds—ground into paste, tempered in oil, or pickled whole? Let me know in the comments below. mustard seeds growing

This is the most stressful part of growing mustard. As the pods mature, they turn from green to tan to brown. At the "brown" stage, the pod becomes a loaded spring. The slightest touch—a gust of wind, a bird landing, a brush of your sleeve—can cause the pod to twist violently and explode, flinging seeds up to 10 feet away. Place a mustard seed in a dark, moist paper towel

Within two weeks, a plant that was a 4-inch rosette becomes a 3-to-5-foot tall shrub. The small seed becomes a "tree" (or at least, a very large herbaceous plant) where "birds of the air come and find shelter in its branches." This process is called