| | Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Beans (Dwarf)
| 11 | 25cm | 15cm x 35cm | Due End of Jan 2021
Harvest - Pick your beans regularly
Mulch - Dont touch plant with Mulch
Feeding - Rearly required, maybe a sprinkle of blood and bone. Feed with seaweed at flowering to help yeild.
Watering - Dont OVERWATER
Soil PH - 6-6.5
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - All year round
Plant - All year round |
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Beetroot
| 16 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | PH 6.5 - 7.5
Due - 15/11/20 - 13/12/20
Harvest - 7-10 weeks. Baby beets can be picked in 4 weeks. Can also eat the leaves.
Mulch - Sugar cane
Feeding - Feed every 6 weeks but dont use nitrogen rich fertalizer. Use compost tea.
Watering - Water regular. Do not let soil dry out.
Soil PH - 6.5-7.5
Position - Full sun - Partial shade, especially afternoon sun.
Sow seeds - All year round. Soak seeds overnight.
Plant - All year round but better to plant from seed.
Replace with Zuchi |
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Capsicum
| 5 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | Due - 2/1/21
Harvest - 10-12 Weeks
Mulch - SC Mulch
Feeding - Feed with Compost or Manure TEA BUT NOT TO MUCH NITROGEN AS IT WILL ENCORAGE BUSHY LEAVES BUT SMALL FRUIT.
Watering - Deep water twice a week
Soil PH - 6-6.5 (Add bonemeal for extra calsium)
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - August - November (Simply sprinkle seeds on soil and cover with manure
Plant - October - November |
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Carrot
Harlequin
| 17 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | Due -
Harvest -
Mulch -
Feeding - Carrots dont need feeding but its ok every 6 weeks with a low nitrogen organic fertalizer
Watering - Keep soil damp
Soil PH - 6-6.8
Type of Soil - Loose soil, not rich, remove stones and sticks. Not to much nitrogen (Manure)
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds -
Plant - |
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Chilli
| 6 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | PH 6-7
Due - 2 Jan 2021
Harvest - 10-12 Weeks
Mulch - SC Mulch
Feeding - regular tea with Compost tea or Organic fertalizer
Watering - 2 x per week giver a DEEP watering
Soil PH - 6-7
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position -
Sow seeds - August - September
Plant - October - December. Plant as soon as seedling come home. |
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Cucumber
Lebanese
| 2 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | Due Early Dec
Harvest -8-10 Weeks
Mulch - Thick layer of Sugar Cane Mulch.
Feeding - Heavy feeders, give 5in1 every few weeks.
Watering - Need lots of water. Water roots only. Keep leaves dry but if leaves get wet do so in the morning.
Soil PH - 5.5-6.5. Dig in compost and well rotted manure.
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position - Cucumbers like lots of sun but like shade from the afternoon sun.
Sow seeds -
Plant - All year round and water in with seaweed feed |
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Lettuce (Headed)
Mini Cos Lettuce
| 8 | 20cm | 20cm x 30cm | Due 15 Dec 20
Harvest 10 weeks
Mulch - thick layer of mulch but do not touch the leaves
Feeding - every 2 weeks (overfeeding can lead to snails.
Watering - Lots of water, water at night to minumise mineral loss.
Soil PH - 6.5
Remove damaged leaves
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - All year round
Plant - All year round and water in with seaweed feed |
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Lettuce (Headed)
Green Mignonette
| 8 | 25cm | 20cm x 30cm | Harvest 10 weeks
Mulch - thick layer of mulch but do not touch the leaves
Feeding - every 2 weeks (overfeeding can lead to snails.
Watering - Lots of water, water at night to minumise mineral loss.
Soil PH - 6.5
Remove damaged leaves
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - All year round
Plant - All year round and water in with seaweed feed |
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Marigold
| 6 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | |
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Onion (Spring planted)
Brown
| 33 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | Due - 4/4/21
Harvest - 25-30 Weeks
Mulch - Dont mulch onions. towards the end of their growing season the soil needs to dry out or they could rot.
Feeding - Dont overfeed onions. to much nitrogen will cause leaves but underdeveloped bulbs. Feed every 3 months with a low nitrogen fertalizer like compost tea.
Watering - Regular watering when seedlings but allow to dry out once matured.
Soil PH - 5.5-6
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - Sow seeds every 4 weeks
Plant - |
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Radish
| 17 | 10cm | 10cm x 10cm | dont use manure tea on raddishes (or carrots)
Due - 8/11/20
Harvest - 4-7 weeks
Mulch - Sugar cane
Feeding - Doesnt need feeding but if you do then use a low nitragen fertaliser like compost tea
Watering - Water regular to stop cracking
Soil PH - 6.5-7
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - Plant seeds directly into veggie garden, no need to plant in trays.
Plant - Dont plant seedlings, only seeds. |
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Silver Beet
Fordhook Giant
| 5 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | Due Early Jan 21
Harvest 10-12 weeks Pick off the leaves/stems you want.
Mulch - Thich heavy layer of sugar cane mulch - SC Mulch
Feeding -
Watering - Keep well watered
Soil PH - 6-7
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - All year round, sow directly into soil. Soak seeds in water for a few hours before planting. Sow seeds approx 12mm deep.
Plant - All year round and water in with seaweed feed
NOTES |
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Snow Pea
| 16 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | Due - 20/12/20
Harvest - 9-11 weeks. Frequent picking encourages yeild.
Mulch - A thick Sugar cane mulch.
Feeding - Peas dont need much feeding. Feed with seaweed solution once flowers start to apear.
Watering - Dont overwater when first plant seeds but then regular watering to keep soil moist in walmer months.
Trellis -
Soil PH - 6-7.5 (add a little lime) Peas dont like acidic soil
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Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - Peas dont like too much heat. Sow every 4 weeks to extend harvest
Plant - Grow peas from seed not seedlings. |
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Spring Onion
All Year
| 32 | 10cm | 10cm x 10cm | Harvest 8-12 weeks
Mulch - thick layer of sugar cane mulch
Feeding - Fish emulsion @ 4-6 weeks
Watering - Keep damp - water 2-3 times per week
Soil PH - Slightly Alkaline 7 (add lime)
Place Bonemeal in hole before planting
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - All year round
Plant - March-May / July-October |
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Sweetcorn
| 24 | 30cm | 30cm x 45cm | Due Early Jan 21
Harvest 10-12 weeks (stick finger into kernel, if clear then leave it, if its milky, they are ready.
Mulch - Thich heavy layer of sugar cane mulch.
Feeding - Feed when flowers appear with a nitrogen rich feed like manure tea.
Watering - Lots of water, especially towards the end of growing season when cobs are swelling.
Soil PH - 6-6.5
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position - Full sun
Sow seeds - All year round
Plant - All year round and water in with seaweed feed
NOTES
Corn is wind pollinated, so if your corn patch is on the small side (most urban gardens are), youll need to help a bit with pollination. There are various techniques, but an easy and effective way is to use brown paper bags. Keep an eye on the tassels (the male flower right on top of the stalk). Once the tassels turn yellow and start to produce pollen granules, place a bag over them and give them a good shake to collect the pollen. Then, using a paint brush, dust pollen over the female silks found lower on the plant. Repeat this every day for a week for best results. Always remember to wait until the dew on the pollen has dried before you collect it. Pollen doesnt keep well, so collect a fresh batch each day. If that sounds a bit too labour intensive, you can just pick some tassels each day and dust the silk with them.
Your corn plants may develop side shoots called suckers. In earlier years it was thought that suckers should be removed, but these days its widely accepted that its better not to remove them. Breaking them off creates wounds which can allow diseases to enter the plant. Suckers have no detrimental effect on the main stalk and larger suckers may even help provide the main stalk with nutrients. If you want to break them off, try to do it while the suckers are still small, so that it has less of an effect on the main stalk. |
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Tomato (Regular)
Mighty Red
| 1 | 40cm | 45cm x 60cm | Due -End Dec/Early Jan
Harvest - 8-17 Weeks
Mulch - SC Mulch with a sprinkle of Blood & Bone.
Feeding - Tomato specific fertaliser Epsom Salts occasionally.
Feeding - Apply small handful of Sulphate of potash around base of plant every few weeks.
Watering - Water roots every 2 days. Sudden watering after no water can cause skin to split. Trick with tomatoes is regular supply of water.
Soil PH -
Sheep manure
Add Blood and bone in hole before planting.
Position - Full Sun
Sow seeds -
Plant -
Pinch out growing tips.
Plant basil near tomatoes. |
