A strong field plant that has the capability to color
a field yellow while in blossom. That blossom period
is long as it starts in spring and ends in fall.
Field mostard attracts a lot of honey bees.
flowering of field mostard
There are leafy clusters of flowers, each flower has
four bright yellow petals.
Wild musterd or Charlock
seed of Charlock
The fruit of charlock is a silique 3 cm long
with a beak 2 cm long, making it easely to
differentiate from rapeseed. The seeds of Charlock
can survive for years in the ground making
them hard to remove.
the uses of Charlock
The young leaves of Charlock can be eaten directly
in salads. Older leaves need to be cooked shortly.
The seeds can be used for the production of Mustard,
but this mustard is not really tasteful.
Mustard
Mustard is produced by adding water to the seeds of
the black and brown or yellow mostard.
Except for the production of mustard one can
use the seeds for the conservation of vegetables
in pots, mustard seeds are added directly to
enhance the taste.
Mustard seeds
1 Wild mustard or Sinapis arvensis produces yellow seed
but is not a very good ingradient for mustard production.
Wild mustard can be found in the verge of the road.
2 Black mustard or Brassica nigra is the best mustard seed,
but these seeds can only harvested by hand. The seeds
are very small, and fermentation of these seeds
gives a very sharp mustard.
3 Brown or Chinese mustard or brassia Juncea
This mustard is the one that is most used,
as it can be produced easely and harvested
by using machines. These are the seeds widely
used for the production of Dijon mustard.
4 White or yellow or Sinapsis alba
An annual weed that is most widely used as
an food for cows, but it is also use for
the production of mustard seeds
5 Rapeseed or Brassica napus is a close relative
of the mustards but can't be used for mustard production.
