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'''Sowing''' | '''Sowing''' | ||
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| + | * Seed depth: 6mm | ||
| + | * Germination soil temperature: 21-27 C | ||
| + | * Days to germinate: 10-14 | ||
| + | * Sow indoors: Late winter to early spring - 10 weeks before last frost | ||
| + | * Sow outdoors: Not recommended | ||
| + | * Plant outdoors: Not recommended for the UK | ||
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| + | '''Growing''' | ||
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| + | * pH range: 6.5-8.0 | ||
| + | * Growing soil temperature: 16-24 C | ||
| + | * Spacing in beds: 60cm | ||
| + | * Watering: Heavy | ||
| + | * Light: 8 hours or more per day | ||
| + | * Nutrient requirements: N=high; P=high, K=high | ||
| + | * Rotation considerations: Avoid following Jerusalem artichoke or sunflower | ||
| + | * Good companions: Tarragon | ||
| + | * Bad companions: None | ||
| + | * Seed Longevity: 5 years | ||
Latest revision as of 15:11, 12 February 2006
Sowing
- Seed depth: 6mm
- Germination soil temperature: 21-27 C
- Days to germinate: 10-14
- Sow indoors: Late winter to early spring - 10 weeks before last frost
- Sow outdoors: Not recommended
- Plant outdoors: Not recommended for the UK
Growing
- pH range: 6.5-8.0
- Growing soil temperature: 16-24 C
- Spacing in beds: 60cm
- Watering: Heavy
- Light: 8 hours or more per day
- Nutrient requirements: N=high; P=high, K=high
- Rotation considerations: Avoid following Jerusalem artichoke or sunflower
- Good companions: Tarragon
- Bad companions: None
- Seed Longevity: 5 years
