Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) |
Sow seed. Sow after frost |
Artichokes (Globe) |
Sow seed |
Asparagus |
Plant crowns |
Beetroot (also Beets) |
Sow seed |
Broad Beans (also Fava bean) |
Sow seed |
Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) |
Sow seed |
Cabbage |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Carrot |
Sow seed. broadcast sow |
Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks. After risk of frosts |
Dill |
Sow seed |
Eggplant (also Aubergine) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Bring on in pots - need a long growing season |
Endive |
Sow seed |
Kohlrabi |
Sow seed |
Leeks |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Lettuce |
Sow seed |
Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Mint (also Garden mint) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Mustard greens (also gai choy) |
Sow seed |
NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Onion |
Plant out (transplant) seedlings |
Parsnip |
Sow seed |
Peas |
Sow seed |
Radish |
Sow seed |
Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) |
Sow seed |
Rutabaga (also Swedes) |
Sow seed |
Savory - winter savory (also Savory) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Shallots (also Eschalots) |
Sow seed |
Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) |
Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed |
Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) |
Sow seed |
Spinach (also English spinach) |
Sow seed |
Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) |
Sow seed |
Strawberries (from seeds) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Strawberry Plants |
Plant out (transplant) seedlings. Protect from frost |
Thyme (also Common thyme) |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Turnip |
Sow seed |
Watermelon |
Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
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ph for beets
in Beetroot
Go BIG. A 2'x2' planter is likely the smallest you can do the plant will hide the planter when in full bloom. Cut it down when is started to go brown or comes back every year.
in Artichokes (Globe)
I chop mine 2"- 3" above the base after they start turning brown late summer. They come back staring in Oct-Nov. Harvest starting February, last crop in May. Avoid year was pathetic just a few. ...
in Artichokes (Globe)
They grew great in Zone 10b. I put 2 in a 2"x3' planner with own bottom. The first year was rough for the plants I thought they were not going to make it. The second year they did OK (5-7) artic...
in Artichokes (Globe)
I was able to by tarragon plants from the Monticello Shop. Monticelloshop.org
in French tarragon
Do I have to start the cardoon in a seed start before that last frost or can I buy cardoons already started at a nursery/garden center?
in Cardoon
I live in zone 9a. I'm in the desert. We have a lot of wind, 5 mph -- 20mph. We have worst wind in spring that occasionally blows 35mph! Our winters are cool and can dip to 32 one or two nights. W...
in Artichokes (Globe)
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