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Plant Height
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Up
to 45cm/18"Â |
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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About
10-12 weeks
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Sowing time
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Indoors
April to May - temperature  +16C/61F.Â
Outdoors
Late May - Early July - temperature +17C/63F |
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Where to Sow
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Indoors
in pots of compostÂ
Outdoors
in containers or open ground |
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How to Sow
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5cm/2"
deep Indoors
- 1 per 7.5cm/3" pot Outdoors
in containers - 10cm/4" between seeds in groups/blocks Outdoors in open ground - 10cm/4" between seeds -
staggered in rows 45cm/18" apart or in groups/blocks |
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After Germination
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Protect
from slugs. Keep well watered. |
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Growing on -Â
 in Containers
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Harden
off indoor sown plants then transplant to larger pots or growbags spacing
the plants 10cm/4" apart in groups/blocks |
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Growing on-
in
open ground
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As
above or in rows spacing the plants 7.5cm/4" apart and rows
45cm/18" apart |
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Aftercare
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Support
plants with short sticks or twigs if necessary. Keep very well
watered and feed with liquid fertiliser once the flowers have faded and
the pods begin to form.Â
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Harvesting
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Begin
cutting pods at 10cm/4".Crops over a period of about 12 weeks. |
