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A Seasonal Planting Guide
Knowing what to sow and when can make all the difference in the garden. Use this seasonal guide as a starting point for choosing the right crops for the Western Cape and coastal regions.
Vegetables
Artichoke( Globe) Artichoke( Jerusalem) Broad Beans French Beans Beans( Scarlet runner) Beetroot Cauliflower Kale Capsicum Celery Cucumber Leek Lettuce, Cabbage Onion Parsley Peas( Maincrop) Rhubarb Melon Tomato Turnips Veg. marrow & Gem Squash
Sowing guide: Western Cape & Western Cape Coast Sowing guide: Northern Cape
SOWING & PLANTING GUIDELINES J F M A M J J A S O N D Sow seeds in rows and transplant when 10 cm in height; plant spacing: 60 cm; row spacing: 1.2 m
Plant tubers 8cm deep; plant spacing: 30 cm; row spacing: 1 m Sow in double lines 8 cm deep; plant spacing: 15 cm; row spacing: 15 cm Sow in drills; plant spacing: 15 cm; row spacing: 75 cm Sow seeds 8 cm deep; plant spacing: 10 cm; row spacing: 30 cm Sow in drills of 4 cm deep; plant spacing: 15 cm; row spacing: 60 cm Sow in beds and transplant when 15 cm tall; plant spacing: 80 cm; row spacing: 1 m 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 Sow in beds or boxes; transplant when well established at depth of 15 cm; plant spacing: 15 cm; row spacing: 30 cm Sow in beds and transplant at: plant spacing: 25 cm; row spacing: 50 cm Sow in drills and thin to: plant spacing: 15 cm; row spacing: 45 cm Sow in beds and transplant plants at 20 cm spacing Sow in shallow trench 5 cm deep; plant spacing: 15 cm; row spacing: 15 cm Sow in beds and transplant to nursery beds at 20 cm apart; plant into permanent beds the following season, spacing 75 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 Sow in boxes and prick out at two-leaf stage; transplant when well established; plant spacing: 80 cm; row spacing 60 cm Sow in drills 5 cm deep; plant spacing: 10 cm row spacing: 30 cm; row spacing: 1 m Sow groups of 3 – 4 seeds 1.2 m apart and thin to strongest plant; plant spacing: 1.2 m; row spacing: 1 m