Whether you are a gardener looking for a high-yield project, a cook wanting to make your own stone-ground mustard, or a philosopher pondering the metaphor—plant a mustard seed. Watch it go from invisible to overwhelming in the span of a single season.
Around week 4 or 5, the plant stops hugging the ground. It sends up a central stalk—a process called . This stalk can grow 2 to 4 inches per day in ideal conditions. 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. Whether you are a gardener looking for a