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Sustainable Ewe favourites:
Quick Reference |
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| Optimum Soil Temperature | |
| Days to Germination | |
| Days to Harvest | |
| Direct Sow or Transplant | |
| Distance Apart | |
| Soil pH | |
| Annual/Biennial /Perennial | |
History |
| wasy to grown and versatile
Swiss chard, spinach beet, perpetual spinach, seakale beet. plenty of vitamin A and C calcium and iron iron is more easily absorbed if a squeeze of lemon juic is added to the leaves. plenty of moisture sunny spot likes growing with onions lettuces brassicas and dwarf beans NOT with climbing beans likes a good feed aged chicken manure rust can develope if planting is cramped if rusted: pick off infected leaves and dispose. |
Growing |
| Storing harvested [name]:Seed Saving: |
Maintenance |
| Feeding: |
Fun Facts |
Problems |
| Rust – red-brown spots appear on leaves
Bolting/Running to Seed – Prolonged cold spell followed by warm weather Transplant shock. Direct sow where possible. |
Pests |
| Slugs and Snails – seedlings eaten
Silverbeet Leafminer – fine track lines appear in leaves. Remove affected leaves. Expose pupae in soil for the birds Caterpillars – chewed foliage |
Companion Planting |
| Beets, Cherry, Fruit Trees, Lavender, Marjoram, Onions
NEVER Basil |