MARKtoe! SEPTEMBER 2018 | Page 68

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 Sowing guide: Northern Cape
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