Minuet
Minuet is a hybrid brassica. Germination takes 7-10 days and fruit ripens from about day 48. Skin runs to dark green outer leaves with yellow interior. Water need is high — consistent moisture needed. Suits zones 5-9. As a hybrid it will not breed true; saving seed from it is not worth the space.
Sowing
Start indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting, or direct sow after soil reaches 50°F
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- High — consistent moisture needed
- Soil
- Well-drained loam, pH 6.0-7.5, amended with compost
- Spacing
- 12 inches
- Height
- 3 feet
- Season
- Warm season annual
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Dark green outer leaves with yellow interior
- Size
- 9"
- Shape
- Compact, upright, dense heads
- Flavour
- Light, sweet, subtle flavor without the earthiness or sulfur undertones of larger storage varieties
In the kitchen
Raw slaws and salads, braising, quick cooking, pickling, fermentation
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Imported cabbageworm, cabbage moths, flea beetles
- Diseases
- Downy mildew (resistant), bottom rot (resistant), black speck (resistant)
- Resistance
- Downy Mildew (High)
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April – May | June – July | June – July | July – September |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | March – April | May – June | May – June | June – October |
| 4 | March – April | May – June | April – June | June – October |
| 5 | February – March | April – May | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | February – March | April – May | April – May | May – November |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | January – February | March – April | March – April | April – December |
| 9 | January | February – March | February – March | March – December |
| 10 | January | February – March | January – March | March – December |
| 11 | January | January – February | January – February | February – December |
| 12 | January | January – February | January – February | February – December |
| 13 | January | January – February | January – February | February – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 31
- Protein (g)
- 2.57
- Fat (g)
- 0.34
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 6.27
- Fibre (g)
- 2.4
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 8
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 91.3
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.15
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 102
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.191
- Folate (µg)
- 65
- Calcium (mg)
- 46
- Iron (mg)
- 0.69
- Magnesium (mg)
- 21
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 67
- Potassium (mg)
- 303
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.42
- Selenium (µg)
- 1.6
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Minuet?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other brassicas with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Minuet suits these too.
- Contender Green Beans 49 days
- Snow Crown 50 days
- Red Russian Kale 50 days
- EarliSnow 45 days
- Kolibri 45 days
- Bok Choy 'Joi Choi' 45 days