| | Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Asparagus
| 2 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | |
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Basil
[greenhouse]
| 5 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Beans (Borlotti)
Splendido
| 18 | 25cm | 20cm x 35cm | |
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Beans (Broad)
Jubilee Hysor
| 16 | 20cm | 15cm x 30cm | |
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Beans (French)
| 5 | 20cm | 15cm x 30cm | nitrogen fixing
mulch to reduce the need for watering |
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Beetroot
Solist
| 30 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | Soak seeds in water for several hours before sowing. Plant garlic, chives, onions or mint nearby to deter blackfly.
Harvest every other one when small, leaving room for the rest to grow.
Keep the soil moist for best results.
Use to make Allotment Chutney or Beetroot relish. |
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Beetroot
Detroit 2
| 36 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | Soak seeds in water for several hours before sowing. Plant garlic, chives, onions or mint nearby to deter blackfly.
Harvest every other one when small, leaving room for the rest to grow.
Keep the soil moist for best results.
Use to make Allotment Chutney or Beetroot relish. |
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Broccoli (Green)
| 6 | 35cm | 30cm x 45cm | Place jagged plastic bottle collars around seedlings to deter slugs. |
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Cabbage (Spring)
Savoy Kamchatka
| 10 | 75cm | 60cm x 90cm | |
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Cabbage (Spring)
| 8 | 75cm | 60cm x 90cm | |
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Cabbage (Summer)
Greyhound
| 13 | 50cm | 45cm x 55cm | |
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Carrot
| 160 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | Deep fertile sandy soil. Keep ground moist. |
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Celeriac
| 8 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Coriander
| 11 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Cornflower
| 18 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | |
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Cosmos
Antiquity
| 4 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | |
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Cosmos
| 4 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | attract bees and butterflies for pollinating crops |
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Courgette
| 1 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | Buy seedling(s)
Mulch to improve moisture retention.
Don't water near the crown to prevent rotting.
Feed fortnightly with high-potash liquid fertilizer once fruits appear.
Add to Allotment Chutney. |
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Flower
| 35 | 20cm | 15cm x 20cm | Bulb |
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Flower
Coreopsis
| 4 | 20cm | 15cm x 20cm | |
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Flower
Foxglove
| 4 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | attract bees and butterflies for pollinating crops |
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Flower
| 5 | 20cm | 15cm x 20cm | |
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Flower
Rudbeckia
| 5 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | |
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Garlic
| 32 | 15cm | 10cm x 25cm | Don't water once bulbs have formed as this could rot them.
Harvest once leaves turn yellow, and dry in a single layer.
Add to Tomato Chutney and Allotment Chutney.
Watch for Onion White Rot (white fluffy coating on bulbs). |
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Gooseberry
| 1 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | |
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Green Manure
| 252 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Herb
Summer Savoury
| 36 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | Adds a peppery tang to savoury dishes.
Companion plant to broad beans to deter blackfly.
Sow it in early March into modular seed trays and plant it straight outside from them.
Plant the savory in a double line swathe around two double lines of broad beans. |
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Leek
Oarsman F1
| 12 | 20cm | 15cm x 30cm | |
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Lettuce (Loose Leaf)
Ultimate Mixed
| 48 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | |
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Lettuce (Loose Leaf)
French Mix
| 9 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | |
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Lettuce (Loose Leaf)
| 34 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | |
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Marigold
Tomato Growing Secret
[greenhouse]
| 3 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | Conpanion plant for tomatoes to deter whitefly. Keep deadheading to prolong flowering. |
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Marigold
Bonita Mixture
| 1 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | Tagetes type : odour not liked by pests, act as a shield for pest-prone crops.
Can prevent nitrogen fixing when planted with legume crops. |
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Marigold
| 1 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | Tagetes type : odour not liked by pests, act as a shield for pest-prone crops.
Can prevent nitrogen fixing when planted with legume crops - don't plant near beans and peas. |
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Mint
[greenhouse]
| 2 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | Pest deterrant, can be invasive.
Repot every autumn using a soil-based compost to prevent the roots from rotting. |
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Nasturtium
Jewel Mixed
| 5 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | eaten by blackfly |
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Nasturtium
| 7 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | |
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Onion
Santero F1 (Plant)
| 73 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Onion
| 5 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | Companion plant for Cabbages to deter pests
Plant between mid Feb and mid March. Only water if the weather is dry, feed occasionally with a liquid fertilizer.
Cut off flower spikes. Once they have begun to swell, stop watering and feeding and clear away mulch and soil to expose the top of the bulb so they can fully develop.
Harvest when the leaves have turned yellow and have bent over. |
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Onion (Autumn planted)
| 174 | 15cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Pak Choi
Choko F1
| 6 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | Place jagged plastic bottle collars around seedlings to deter slugs. |
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Parsnip
Gladiator F1
| 40 | 20cm | 20cm x 30cm | |
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Peas
Hurst Green Shaft
| 40 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Pepper
[greenhouse]
| 2 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | Buy seedlings.
When 30cm tall, pinch out growing tips of stems to encourage a bushy habit. Feed every 2 weeks during the growing season. Keep greenhouse well ventilated to prevent fungal disease. Aphids and whitefly can be a problem. |
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Phacelia
| 330 | 15cm | 15cm x 15cm | |
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Potatoes (Early)
Orla
| 19 | 40cm | 30cm x 50cm | |
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Potatoes (Early)
Kestrel
| 16 | 40cm | 30cm x 50cm | |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
Sarpo Mira
| 16 | 45cm | 35cm x 75cm | |
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Pumpkin
Atlantic Giant
| 1 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | Prop on tiles or bricks to prevent rotting |
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Radish
Cherry Belle
| 38 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Radish
| 12 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Raspberry
| 14 | 70cm | 60cm x 90cm | |
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Rhubarb
| 5 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | |
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Shallots
Red Sun
| 52 | 15cm | 10cm x 15cm | |
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Squash (Summer)
Patty Pans Scallop Mixed
| 2 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | |
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Squash (Winter)
| 1 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | Prop on tiles or bricks to prevent rotting |
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Squash (Winter)
Squash 'Harrier@ F1 Hybrid
| 2 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | |
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Strawberry
| 16 | 50cm | 45cm x 60cm | mulch to keep fruit off the soil |
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Sunflower
Solar Eclipse F1
| 15 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | |
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Swede
Tyne F1
| 10 | 25cm | 20cm x 40cm | |
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Sweetcorn
Lark F1
| 20 | 35cm | 30cm x 45cm | |
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Swiss Chard
Bright Lights
| 6 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Tomato (Regular)
[greenhouse]
| 4 | 50cm | 45cm x 60cm | |
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Turnip
Sweetbell F1
| 12 | 20cm | 15cm x 30cm | |
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Zinnia
| 4 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | |
