Silverbeet
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Silverbeet is versatile, easy to grow, and offers months of harvests.
When to plant/sow in zone:
Requirements:
Mild temperatures, four or more hours of sun a day, well-drained spot
Soil:
Well-drained soil enriched with compost and/or well-rotted manure or organic pellets.
How to start: SEED: Sow direct in the ground or in punnets, into seed-raising mix. Sow 15mm deep, 30cm apart, in rows 50cm apart. Keep moist. Germinates in 5-10 days. SEEDLING: Plant in the ground when seedlings are 5-10cm+ tall. Space them 30cm apart, in rows 50cm apart.
How to grow: Keep moist and mulch with straw. Apply seaweed solution or liquid fertiliser fortnightly. Apply organic fertiliser pellets monthly. Shade plants in hot weather.
When to harvest: Start harvesting from 8 weeks, when the outer leaves are large enough.
Troubleshooting:
Slugs and snails; bolting; bacterial leaf spot; downy mildew
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