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Plant Height
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Up to
45cm/18""
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Time between sowing
& harvesting
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18-24
weeks
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Where to Sow
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Outdoors
in a seed bed or tray |
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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 at the same level as they were in the seed bed and spacing the plants
60cm/2ft apart in rows or in groups/ blocks. |
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Aftercare
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Keep well watered,
especially in the early stages and feed regularly with liquid
fertiliser once the heads start to mature. Bend the leaves over the
developing curds (heads) to protect from the sun.
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Harvesting
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Begin
cutting the heads whilst they are still quick small to prevent having a
glut of fully matured heads. Crops over a period of about 12 weeks. |
