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VEGETABLES
SOWING & PLANTING GUIDELINES
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Artichoke ( Globe )
Sow seeds in rows and transplant when 10 cm in height ; plant spacing : 60 cm ; row spacing : 1.2 m
Artichoke ( Jerusalem )
Plant tubers 8cm deep ; plant spacing : 30 cm ; row spacing : 1 m
Broad Beans
Sow in double lines 8 cm deep ; plant spacing : 15 cm ; row spacing : 15 cm
French Beans
Sow in drills ; plant spacing : 15 cm ; row spacing : 75 cm
Beans ( Scarlet runner )
Sow seeds 8 cm deep ; plant spacing : 10 cm ; row spacing : 30 cm
Beetroot
Sow in drills of 4 cm deep ; plant spacing : 15 cm ; row spacing : 60 cm
Cauliflower
Sow in beds and transplant when 15 cm tall ; plant spacing : 80 cm ; row spacing : 1 m
Kale Capsicum Celery Cucumber
Sow in beds and transplant at three-leaf stage ; plant spacing 60 cm ; row spacing 1 m Sow in beds 1 cm deep ; plant spacing : 30 cm ; row spacing : 60 cm Sow in beds or boxes ; transplant when well established at a depth of 15 cm ; plant spacing : 15 cm ; row spacing : 30 cm Sow groups of 3 – 4 seeds 1.2 m apart , and thin to strongest plant ; plant spacing : 1.2 m ; row spacing : 1 m
Leek
Sow in beds or boxes ; transplant when well established at depth of 15 cm ; plant spacing : 15 cm ; row spacing : 30 cm
Lettuce , Cabbage
Sow in beds and transplant at : plant spacing : 25 cm ; row spacing : 50 cm
Onion
Sow in drills and thin to : plant spacing : 15 cm ; row spacing : 45 cm
Parsley
Sow in beds and transplant plants at 20 cm spacing
Peas ( Maincrop )
Sow in shallow trench 5 cm deep ; plant spacing : 15 cm ; row spacing : 15 cm
Rhubarb
Sow in beds and transplant to nursery beds at 20 cm apart ; plant into permanent beds the following season , spacing 75 cm
Melon
Sow groups of 3 – 4 seeds 1.2 m apart and thin to strongest plant ; plant spacing : 1.2 m ; row spacing : 1 m
Tomato
Sow in boxes and prick out at two-leaf stage ; transplant when well established ; plant spacing : 80 cm ; row spacing 60 cm
Turnips
Sow in drills 5 cm deep ; plant spacing : 10 cm row spacing : 30 cm ; row spacing : 1 m
Veg . marrow & Gem Squash
Sow groups of 3 – 4 seeds 1.2 m apart and thin to strongest plant ; plant spacing : 1.2 m ; row spacing : 1 m
Sowing guide : Western Cape & Western Cape Coast