Asian greens
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Quick and easy to grow, these annual vegetables are a great choice for your patch or pots.
When to plant/sow in zone:
Requirements:
Cool to hot conditions; fertile soil with good drainage and even moisture; 3-4 hours or more of direct sun
Soil:
Add well-rotted compost or manure to the soil, and an organic fertiliser such as blood and bone or pelletised poultry manure. If your soil is heavy, mound it in rows to improve drainage.
How to start: SEED: Sow direct in the ground, 6mm deep, covering lightly with soil or compost. Keep moist. Germinates in 7-14 days. SEEDLING: Space 25cm apart, rows 40cm apart. Water in and mulch with straw.
How to grow: Check plants regularly and water as required - daily through warm months. Mulch between plants with straw. Kick them along with a weekly application of seaweed solution or liquid fertiliser mixed at half strength.
When to harvest: Harvest young when the leaves look big enough to eat.
Troubleshooting:
Cabbage white butterfly; cabbage moth; aphids
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