How to prune mibuna

Harvest leaves from 3–4 weeks after sowing; remove flower stalks as soon as they appear. Use scissors to cut the whole plant 1–2 inches above the soil. Regrowth appears within 1–2 weeks; repeat 3–4 times. Remove bolting flower stalks promptly to extend usable leaf production by several days to a week.

Every 1–2 weeks during the growing season. Mibuna is a Japanese greens with long, slender leaves best managed through repeated cut-and-come-again harvesting. Cut the plant to 1–2 inches above the soil and it regrows multiple times in cool weather. Remove emerging flower stalks to delay bolting. No structural pruning is needed — it is an annual leafy crop.

Use scissors to cut the whole plant 1–2 inches above the soil. Regrowth appears within 1–2 weeks; repeat 3–4 times. Remove bolting flower stalks promptly to extend usable leaf production by several days to a week.