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Planting in USA - Zone 5a regions

Planting in July - Gardenate

Beetroot (also Beets) Sow seed
Cabbage Sow seed
Carrot Sow seed
Chives (also Garden chives) Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
Lettuce Sow seed
Mustard greens (also gai choy) Sow seed
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed

Planning for August

Beans - broad beans, fava beans (also Fava bean) Sow seed
Cabbage Sow seed
Chives (also Garden chives) Sow seed
Radish Sow seed
Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) Sow seed
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed
Spinach (also English spinach) Sow seed
Turnip Sow seed

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Recent Comments

  • 17 Dec - Jean Mutch
    Never tried lookups before. Need hints Where to get good seeds. Thanks
    in Luffa
  • 17 Dec - Laraine wright
    If a courgettes grows into a marrow when is it ready to pick.
    in Zucchini
  • 17 Dec - Mike
    The best way to find where to buy something is to google it - buy luffa seeds inNZ -
    in Luffa
  • 17 Dec - Mike
    Never heard of them - looks like a sugar loaf cabbage. Look up some seed selling companies.
    in Cabbage
  • 16 Dec - Jill green
    Where /who can i buy luffa seeds from in new zealand as i wish to try growing some in my tunnel house next season
    in Luffa
  • 16 Dec - Patricia
    Would like to know which variety to plant. Summer rainfall. Hot summer. Pretty cold winters. Highveld . Eastern Mapumalanga.
    in Daikon
  • 16 Dec - Patricia Trollip
    Would like to grow them for cattle. Remember them as a child. But dont know anything else. Any advise welcome.
    in Daikon

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See planting calendar for these countries and climate zones

USA - Zone 2a,   USA - Zone 2b,   USA - Zone 3a,   USA - Zone 3b,   USA - Zone 4a,   USA - Zone 4b,   USA - Zone 5a,   USA - Zone 5b,   USA - Zone 6a,   USA - Zone 6b,   USA - Zone 7a,   USA - Zone 7b,   USA - Zone 8b,   USA - Zone 8a,   USA - Zone 9a,   USA - Zone 9b,   USA - Zone 10a,   USA - Zone 10b,   USA - Zone 11a,   USA - Zone 11b,   USA - Zone 12a,   USA - Zone 12b,   USA - Zone 13a,   USA - Zone 13b  

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