| Name |
Culture |
Tips |
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| Potato |
Any soil 12 inches apart in rows
24 inches apart. 5 to 6 inches deep. Earth up at least once. |
Plant a row of each; Early's, Seconds
and Lates and pick from end of June to October. |
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| Tomato |
Sow end March-April, harvest mid
August-mid October. Can be grown either in the greenhouse or outdoors. |
Allow in the light, either by spacing
or leaf removal for a disease free crop. |
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| Runner Beans |
May onwards 5-7.5cm (2-3") deep
and 15cm (6") apart in double rows 30cm (1') apart. Allow 1.5m
(5') between each double row. |
Lots of manure in a well dug patch.
Don't plant out until all risk of frost and even cold nights has past. |
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| Climbing Beans |
Grow outdoors and support with 8ft
canes. Plant height will be at least 6ft. Double row 15" apart.
Sow April / May, harvest July / October. |
Pick pods regularly when 3 to 4 inches
long, to keep them coming. |
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| Leaf Beet (Spinach Beet) |
Sow April-May, harvest July-mid November.
Typical row 9m (30'). |
Do not confuse this with spinach
which is much more difficult to grow. An adequate substitute. |
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| Spring Onion |
Sow march onwards, 15-25cm (6-10")
apart. Sow again in August and September sown seed can be picked in
spring |
Matures in approximately 10 weeks.
So keep on sowing. |
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| Marrow / Courgette |
Sow mid February-mid May, harvest
July-September. |
Maturing time approximately 12 weeks
from sowing. Pick every 3 days. |
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| Beetroot |
Sow seed thinly outdoors in drills
30cm (12") apart and then cover with about 1.25cm (½")
of soil in April-early June. Thin out to 5-7.5cm (2-3") apart.
Harvest June-December. |
When harvesting never cut of the
leaves, rather twist them off leaving a 2 to 3" crown of stalks. |
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| Leeks |
Sow ½" apart in an outdoor
seedbed March-April. Transplant when 8" long. Make holes 5-6"
deep and 9-12" apart. Place one plant in each hole and fill with
water. Water every day until established. Harvest September/March |
Water the seed bed before moving
plants. |
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| Kale |
Sow the end of April / May. Set out
the plants, 60cm (2') apart each way July-early August. Harvest mid
October-March |
This is the easiest and most productive
of the brassicas. |
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