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Planting in October - Gardenate

Broad Beans (also Fava bean) Sow seed
Chives (also Garden chives) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Corn Salad (also Lamb's lettuce or Mache) Sow seed
Garlic Plant cloves
Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) Plant tubers
Kohlrabi Sow seed
Onion Sow seed
Radish Sow seed
Rutabaga (also Swedes) Sow seed
Shallots (also Eschalots) Sow seed
Spinach (also English spinach) Sow seed
Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) Sow seed

Planning for November

Asparagus Plant crowns
Onion Sow seed

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Recent Comments

  • 15 Mar - Dave in California Zone 10A
    Diane, I keep seeds from a lot of the common vegetables I grow like spinach, peas, carrots, beans, tomatoes, corn, and such, but I have never grown Cape Gooseberry and do not know what the days fo...
    in Cape Gooseberry
  • 14 Mar - Harry
    Hi Paul, blossom end rot can also be associated with water issues and/or calcium issues. Sometimes the plant suffers because water is too unreliably available, i.e. it dries out between adequate w...
    in Zucchini
  • 13 Mar - Peg
    Can I still plant crowns in March? What varieties are suggested for my area? Florida zoom 10. Can I plant them in the ground or would a grow bag be better?
    in Asparagus
  • 13 Mar - Nicolas Panayotou
    were can I get seeds in South Africa in the North West province
    in Broad Beans
  • 12 Mar - Liz (Gardenate)
    S means sow (suitable time) and T means transfer seedlings to growing bed. You could harden them off a bit by putting them outside (in their little pots or trays) during the daytime and then movi...
    in Chilli peppers
  • 11 Mar - Russ
    They should be thinned to 3 inches apart, I plant mine about an inch apart. The reason for an inch apart is not all seeds germinate/emerge and some are weak. If you let them develop enough the one...
    in Beetroot
  • 11 Mar - Jen
    I am looking for Winter Rocket..... is this just another name for seeds I buy as rocket.. or what do I look for?
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