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List of vegetables to grow

Sowing

• Seed depth: Just cover
• Germination soil temperature: 21C
• Days to germinate: 7
• Sow indoors: 10 Weeks before last frost
• Sow outdoors: Not recommended
• Plant outdoors: When all risk of frost has passed.

Growing

• pH range: 6.0-7.0
• Growing soil temperature: 16-21C
• Spacing in beds: 20cm
• Watering: Heavy and even
• Light: Best yields in full sun, will tolerate light shade
• Nutrient requirements: N=high; P=high, K=high
• Rotation considerations: Avoid following lettuce or cabbage
• Good companions: Almost everything
• Bad companions: Root crops
• Seed Longevity: 3 years