SEED COUNT             450 approx

SOW                                 February to April

HARVEST                    J une to August

TYPE                            Early summer crop

PLOT                            Outdoor plot

WHERE TO SOW  

Early sowings in trays or modules under glass at 13°C. Later sowings direct into a seed bed in shallow drills 2cm (1”) deep.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Prick out glasshouse seedlings when 6-8cm (3-4”) tall into trays 5cm (2”) apart. Thin module sowings to single plants. Harden off before planting out in the growing site from late April spacing at 30cm (12”) apart. Thin outdoor sowings to 4-6cm (2-3”) apart as soon as possible planting in growing site when 15cm (6”) tall to the same spacing.

HANDY TIP

Well suited to successional sowing. A last sowing in late July should give a crop cutting in October.

NUTRITIONAL VALUES