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Plant Height
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Up to 30cm/12"
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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About
20-30 weeks
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Where to Sow
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Outdoors
in a seed bed |
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Sowing time
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Late
March to early May - temperature +10C/50F
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How to Sow
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12mm/1/2"
deep - very thinly - in rows 15cm/6" apart or in groups/
blocks |
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After Germination
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Start
thinning plants as soon as they can be easily handled to prevent them
becoming weak and spindly. Finally thin to 7.5cm/3" apart. |
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Growing on -
in Pots
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Once
the plants have 5-6 leaves, transplant to final growing positions planting
them firmly slightly deeper than they were in the seed bed allowing 1 plant
per 20cm/8-inch pot. |
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Growing on -
in
open ground
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Once
the plants have 5-6 leaves, transplant to final growing positions planting
them firmly slightly deeper than they were in the seed bed and spacing the plants
50cm/20" apart in rows or in groups/ blocks. |
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Aftercare
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Water
in dry weather and feed with liquid fertiliser once the heads start
to mature.
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Harvesting
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Cut
off heads close to the ground. Crops over a period of about 8
weeks. |
