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When to Sow: Indoors: year round – Outdoors: April

When to Harvest: Regularly

How to Sow:

• Early sowings under glass into pots or trays of sowing compost in a frost free location. Lightly cover seeds with a sprinkling of compost.
• Alternatively sow seeds from April thinly along rows 1.5cm (0.5”) deep and 30 cm (12”) apart directly into the soil.
• Prick out sowings made under glass into pots or module trays and grow on until ready to harden of.
• Plant out into the vegetable plot 30cm (12”) apart between the plants and rows.
• When large enough thin seedlings sown outside to 30cm (12”) apart.
• Transplant thinnings into other rows. Water well during hot dry spells.
• Pick outer leaves regularly for continued growth.

When to Sow: January / February or September / October (see How to..)

When to Harvest: 18-24 weeks after sowing

How to Sow:

• Sow Jan/Feb in a propagator on a windowsill or in a frost-free greenhouse.
• Cover seeds with 6mm (1/4”) sieved compost.
• Germination is approximately 7-12 days.
• Transplant seedlings into 75mm (3”) pots, grow on and plant in cultivated soil 50-60cm (20-24”) apart each way.
• May be sown September/October and over-wintered in a cold frame for eventual planting outside.
• Plant firmly.
• Sowing to cropping is 18-24 weeks.