Mustard cover crop seed is a type of Brassica seed, commonly used as a cover crop in farming and gardening. The most commonly used species are white mustard (Sinapis alba) and brown mustard (Brassica juncea).
He still has the packet. Tucked behind the cracked mirror in his truck. The seeds are long gone. But on cold mornings, when the ground is hard and the work seems endless, he touches the paper and remembers: even the smallest, angriest seeds can turn a field back into a garden. mustard cover crop seed
“It’s a biofumigant,” Lena insisted, tapping the packet. “You plant it. Let it grow until it flowers. Then you mow it, till it under—while it’s still green. The glucosinolates release. It’s like tear gas for the nematodes. For the fungi. It cleans the soil.” Mustard cover crop seed is a type of