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Vegetables

Sowing, spacing, feeding, pollination and harvest for the kitchen garden, crop by crop.

Articles tagged Cool Season. All vegetables

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Asian Greens: A stir fry lover's paradise!Asian greens in the cool season patch A stir fry lover can keep a garden productive right through the cool months with a bed of Asian gre...Asian Greens

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How to Grow Beetroot from Seed in AustraliaA root crop that asks very little Beetroot, Beta vulgaris, is a root vegetable also known as red beet, garden beet and table beet. It sui...Cool Season
A Comprehensive Guide on Growing Broad BeansA hardy cool season bean Vicia faba, the broad bean, is a vetch, and its closest garden relatives are peas and lentils. Despite the share...Cool Season
How to grow Brussels sprouts in Australia: sow early, pick in the coldBrussels sprouts are one of the easiest winter crops to get wrong, and the reason is nearly always the sowing date. Here is when to sow i...Brassicas

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How to Grow Cabbage from Seed in AustraliaCabbage is a cool season crop, not a summer one Cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata, is a cole crop: a green, white or red biennial ...Cool Season

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How to grow leeks in Australia: from seed tray to a thick white shankLeeks are a long crop, not a hard one. Here is the autumn sowing, the dibber hole that makes the white shank, and what actually causes a ...Cool Season

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How to Grow Organic PeasWhy peas are worth a bed The sugars in a fresh pea begin turning to starch within hours of picking, which is why a homegrown pea tastes s...Cool Season

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How to grow parsnips in Australia: getting past the germination problemParsnips have the worst germination reputation of any common vegetable, and the causes are few. Here is how to get a first crop up, and w...Cool Season

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How to grow rhubarb from seed in Australia, and whether it is worth itNearly everyone is told to buy a rhubarb crown. Seed is cheaper and gives you a batch of plants, but the seedlings vary and the first rea...Cool Season

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How to grow silverbeet from seed in AustraliaSilverbeet keeps making leaves long after spinach has run to seed. Here is how to sow it, thin the clumps, feed it for leaf and pick it f...Cool Season

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Growing Witloof (Belgian Endive) and Chicory in the Australian GardenWitloof, sold as Belgian endive, is really forced chicory. Learn the two-stage method, why it is bitter, and when to sow by Australian cl...Cool Season