Making Mustard at Home (Part 1 Growing the Seed)

[@johnkilgallon207]

My eldest son planted mustard seed this year and was amazed that he could just throw out handfuls of seed and see something grow. So i was looking for some help to show him the results possible. Thank you so much for this instructional video. :)

[@EnglishCountryLife]

That's fantastic! I hope he makes a jar or two of mustard! Hugh

[@timgretzinger2189]

Hello from the Azores Islands. Thank you

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Tim - that's quite a walk from here 😁

[@scarletpeate]

Looking forward to your mustard video. We also use a fan like that too.. a tip an old Hungarian lady showed me when preparing seed to store. Is after you've used the fan. Then put the seed in a large bowl or bucket. Fill with water and keep the tap running slowly. Good seed is heavy and falls to the bottom. Brown seed or failed seed floats. Along with and bits of chaff. Slightly tip the bowl and the rubbish washes away. A little like gold panning. I do this with my poppyseed harvest. We also do as you mentioned. Alternating years. One year we grow a few years worth of poppy seed. The next we grow our paprika and chili powder crop. Another year linseed. And rotate. Great video. Enjoyed it. Thankyou.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

The gold panning is genius! Thank you.

[@mncryonics9614]

Gave your DIY video a thumbs up 👍 I'm # 200! You did a fantastic job mate. Cheers from Minnesota.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks so much!

[@santamanone]

Awesome as usual.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks mate!

[@crownrizla3168]

Thank you very much from Leicestershire. Good luck.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks, you too!

[@cynthiarichey6299]

We've been waiting for your mustard video! So neat!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm so glad you liked it 😉

[@cynthiarichey6299]

@@EnglishCountryLife We really did! Thank you!

[@trist-of-fury]

Great video! Love your descriptive and informative way of speaking - you clearly know your stuff! Will be giving this a go soon, wish me luck! 😁

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Awesome! Thank you. Do let me know how you get on? Hugh

[@floradora9407]

Thankyou, as a relatively new gardener, I like the step by step explanations, you present it all really well.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks so much Flora! This was a long time in filming (9 months) and its really interesting to hear if people enjoy it. If they do, we can do more following the lifecycle of plants that we grow, seed save and use 🙂

[@SpinsterSister]

Honestly, one of THEE best channels on YT! How simple and fulfilling to grow, process and enjoy your work. I will try to grow some mustard in a pot this year. I am tired of buying no taste mustard in the grocery. There is no excuse now! Have you tried cooking with the greens?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I gave. Mustard is a brassica, so, like cauliflower leaves, they cook well. Thank you for your kind words!

[@crownrizla3168]

Absolutely interesting and beautiful.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you!

[@yoya4766]

That was eye opening, though a lot of work for a few seeds. But very satisfying and earthy to grow and eat your own.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Its considerably more productive to scale up, but easier to demonstrate on a human scale. 100 square foot gets you a years supply of awesome mustard! Hugh

[@hedgecomber]

LOVE!!! Wholegrain mustard is the best, and homegrown is even more special! Waiting (im)patiently for the next episode... 😎

[@EnglishCountryLife]

There is a whole grain recipe in it. And some history. And English mustard. Even hot dog mustard 😊😘

[@harrym7930]

Super! Looking forward to the mustard making instruction vids. Thanks and happy new year to you both!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

And to you Harry! Three separate recipes next week, promise!

[@pattypan2]

Ooh I may have to have a go at growing it too. Mustard making is something I do every year. Makes a lovely quick present to [put in a hamper. I like the wholegrain mustard as well especially with some home cooked ham, pickled onions or shallots a bit of cheddar and an apple and home made chutney. Keep up the good work you two. Look forward to part 2 Pattypan xx

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Whole grain is definitely one of the recipes we feature!

[@jacquiehahn4910]

That table looks well too. What a good beeswax polish can do...

[@EnglishCountryLife]

You noticed 😉

[@jacquiehahn4910]

@@EnglishCountryLife why, naturally. Was awfully impressed by that polish. So much so, a jar will be made to revive our ancient front door, once the weather improves.

[@TheFiveHKAAV]

Very informative

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@TheFiveHKAAV Thank you!

[@aricawindhouse6999]

Love the fan winnowing, going to have to remember that! I think I'll try growing mustard this year, thanks!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

VERY low fan setting to begin. If you have a big industrial job like man and crank it right up, it blows mustard seed 20 feet ☺️

[@gwendolynwilliams7457]

Really informative vid! Thank you

[@EnglishCountryLife]

So glad that you enjoyed it 🙂

[@NirvanasFarm9448]

9 months. that's awsome man

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Totally worth it!

[@englishhomestead]

Bet it tastes good. I'd love to grow some stuff for cooking oil. One day! You need to make a seed cleaner!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I really do I agree, I save do much seed!

[@justinfreeman642]

love it!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Justin!

[@alanmuddypaws3865]

Been eagerly awaiting this one! Top stuff (as per usual!) Would it be possible to make mustard out of foraged garlic mustard (jack by the hedge) seeds?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Alan. I can't see why not but have never tried. How it would taste...who knows? Proper mustard is a brassica so unrelated.

[@creativemakes8219]

Love this channel

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks!

[@johnamriding6862]

Fascinating video: can't wait for Part 2. Did I see you mention the secret ingredient a week of so ago?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

There's a few in hot dog mustard! Nothing artificial, but part 2 will cover simple mustards to cooked mustards....and a wholegrain using only ingredients that I have made & grown 😉

[@tinnerste2507]

Hi! I liked your video a lot, thanks. I was wondering, how much mustard seed is produced per plant, to have an idea of how many plants to sow. Is it about 2 tablespoons of seeds per plant?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi! That's a very hard question to answer as plant sizes do vary wildly. 2tbs would be a safe bet but you could easily get more. Hugh

[@tinnerste2507]

@@EnglishCountryLife cheers! With any luck il have a dry fall this year for seed harvesting. I just subscribed too, ive been lookinto into self sufficiency for about 4 years now, strange i haven come across your channel earlier!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@tinnerste2507 Thanks! We are a fairly new channel but it sounds like we are similarly minded 🙂

[@TheRealColt]

fantastic video my friend. let me share with you a parable. The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field. Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs. keep up the good work :)

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

you could do the tray way but mustard is a plant that grows like a weed so, just spreading them on the soil and raking them in or not both ways work the same but surface seeds grow a little bit slower but not by much also snails and slugs don't really bother them probably because of the taste so when they are in the ground and your climate is wet enough your work is pretty much done you only have to wait for the seeding phase of the plant but in a dryer climate, you would have to water them once in a while. once in your garden you'll never get rid of them and they will grow back each year but, is that a bad thing if you like mustard-like me? of course not! also, the dead plant material you end up with, in the end, is great for your soil!

[@stenh.6243]

"mustard plants will amaze you" Yup.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Got hedge mustard growing wild. I'm so tempted to try using it!

[@stenh.6243]

@@EnglishCountryLife I'm growing red kyona mizuna. It's the only thing that grows faster than the neighborhood cats and rabbits can trample or nibble :) My second planting was pulverized by hail, but that just motivated me to set tidy rows for my third planting of mustard. The first planting is a little beat up from my handyman stepping on them and the bad weather, but those plants have gone to seed a while ago so they just need to hang in a bit longer until harvest. Third planting already has seedlings even though I planted them only 5 days ago. My planter box will be full of my favorite plant both young and old by my birthday next week, every day growing this plant is exciting. They want to live even if the world is going to hell. I think there is something I can learn from them.

[@jacquiehahn4910]

Oh, you terrible tease! More, and quickly!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Sorry Jacquie ☹️ Covering growing, threshing, screening,winnowing, then starting on recipes just hot too big! Next video is three different recipes; English mustard Wholegrain mustard Hotdog mustard Hugh

[@liamprayner214]

What have you been doing in that shed? Winnowing! Oh is that what the youth are calling it nowadays

[@EnglishCountryLife]

With my fan club 😁

[@liamprayner214]

@@EnglishCountryLife it blew me away

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Its just getting seedy now

[@liamprayner214]

@@EnglishCountryLife no we're just having a chaff

[@jeanskilling708]

i think you made it too complicated. Just throw some seed in a bed. cover very lightly.and water a little if the's no rain. allow it to grow on it's own.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Always happy to see how other people do it - do you have a link to your video?