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High in iron and other vitamins.
Feeds a family.
Multi use - boil, steam, stir fry.
Sowing Time
Indoors: March
Outdoors: April
Sowing Indoors
Level fill a module tray with seed compost firming with the base of another tray. Water well with a fine rose. Sow seeds individually covering seeds with 1cm (1/2in) compost. Place in a propagator at 10-15 degrees Celsuis (50-60 Fahrenheit) or cover tray with cling film and leave in a warm room. Keep moist.
Growing On
When shoots appear, remove cling film or ventilate propagator. Keep seedlings in a light position, but shade from direct sunlight. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 10 degrees Celsuis (50 Fahrenheit). Gradually accustom plants to outdoor conditions before planting out.
Hardening Off/Planting Out
When seedlings have produced 4 leaves, transplant them to their cropping position leaving 45cm (18in) between plants in rows 45cm )18in) apart. Firm in and keep well watered in dry spells.
Sowing Outdoors
Sow seeds thinly in a shallow, pre-watered row. Lightly cover them with a little soil. Keep moist until seedlings are established, thinning to 2cm (1in) apart.
Planting Out
When seedlings have produced 4 leaves, transplant them to their cropping position leaving 45cm (18in) between plants in rows 45cm (18in) apart. Firm in and keep well watered in dry spells.
Harvest
September - December