Beans - broad beans, fava beans (also Fava bean) | Sow seed |
Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) | Sow seed |
Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) | Sow seed |
Beetroot (also Beets) | Sow seed |
Broccoli | Sow seed |
Cabbage | Sow seed |
Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) | Sow seed |
Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Chives (also Garden chives) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) | Sow seed |
Cucumber | Sow seed |
Eggplant (also Aubergine) | Sow seed |
Endive | Sow seed |
Kale (also Borecole) | Sow seed |
Lettuce | Sow seed |
Mustard greens (also gai choy) | Sow seed |
Onion | Sow seed |
Radish | Sow seed |
Shallots (also Eschalots) | Sow seed |
Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) | Sow seed |
Strawberry Plants | Plant out (transplant) seedlings |
Sweet corn (also maize) | Sow seed |
Tomato | Sow seed |
Turnip | Sow seed |
Watermelon | Sow seed |
Beetroot (also Beets) | Sow seed |
Broccoli | Sow seed |
Brussels sprouts | Sow seed |
Cabbage | Sow seed |
Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) | Sow seed |
Carrot | Sow seed |
Cauliflower | Sow seed |
Celery | Sow seed |
Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) | Sow seed |
Chives (also Garden chives) | Sow seed |
Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) | Sow seed |
Cucumber | Sow seed |
Kale (also Borecole) | Sow seed |
Kohlrabi | Sow seed |
Leeks | Sow seed |
Lettuce | Sow seed |
Mustard greens (also gai choy) | Sow seed |
NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) | Sow seed |
Onion | Sow seed |
Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) | Sow seed |
Radish | Sow seed |
Rosemary | Sow seed |
Sage (also Common Sage) | Sow seed |
Shallots (also Eschalots) | Sow seed |
Spinach (also English spinach) | Sow seed |
Strawberry Plants | Plant out (transplant) seedlings |
Thyme (also Common thyme) | Sow seed |
Tomato | Sow seed |
Turnip | Sow seed |
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