It Bolted

Posted on March 30, 2019 by johnvic8

The lovely ‘Miz America’ mustard I posted several weeks ago continues to thrive on my screened porch. It survived a tough winter and, as the weather warms, it is coming to new life.

But what is this strange growth coming from the top of the plant? Am I growing a mustard tree? Of course not, and strange it is not. It is just what these plants do. It is putting up flower buds that will ripen into seeds that will ensure this mustard plant continues.

It’s called bolting.

I guess that means, alas, that I will have to visit a few garden centers to look for summer replacements.

About johnvic8

John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014. He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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4 Responses to It Bolted

  1. Anne M Bray says:
    March 31, 2019 at 11:03 am

    Plant the seeds!
    Is this an edible mustard?

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  2. Cathy says:
    March 31, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    A good excuse to go to a garden centre John! 😉

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