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    New Heirloom Offerings for Your Garden

    Aug 31, 2018 2 minutes

    ‘Cherokee Blue’ Mustard

    This cultivar’s name was inspired by the lovely, deep-blue color of its young leaves. When the mustard is about a month old, it starts to lose some of its blue hue, becoming more emerald-green in color. While young, this cultivar isn’t as spicy as other mustards can be, and

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