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Seasonal Vegie Growing Guide

	EASY GROW	SEED OR SEEDLINGS	PEST PROBLEMS	ON-GOING CARE
BRASSICA	Broccoli	Seedling	Snails	Feed with liquid organic fertiliser
Cabbage	Seedling	Cabbage White Moths	every two weeks.
Kale	Seedling	Earwigs
Asian Greens	Seedling
HERBS	Coriander	Seedling		Feed with liquid organic fertiliser
Parsley	Seedling		every two weeks.
Dill	Seedling

LEAFY VEGETABLES	Lettuces	Seedling	Snails for all except rocket	Feed with liquid organic fertiliser
Silverbeet	Seedling		every two weeks.
Spinach	Seedling
Rocket	Seedling
ALLIUMS	Garlic	Garlic clove	Black aphids	Plant in a well-drained bed, not
Spring Onions	Seedling		over-fertilised. Be patient!
Salad Onions	Seedling		Garlic and shallots may
Leeks	Seedling		take up to 8-10 months to mature.
LEGUMES	Broad beans	Plant all as seeds	Snails when plants are	Provide stakes or trellis for tall
Snow Peas		small.	growing varieties.
Peas
ROOT VEGETABLES	Carrots	Best planted as seeds.		Plant by April before the soil
Parsnips			cools down.
Beetroot			Do not fertilise while growing.
Radishes

PLANT FAMILY	EASY GROW	SEED OR SEEDLINGS – when?	PEST PROBLEMS	ON-GOING CARE
SOLANACEA	Tomato	Seedlings – late October	White Fly	Feed with liquid organic fertiliser
Chilli	Seedling – November	every two weeks.
Capsicum	Seedling – November
Potatoes	Seed Potatoes – August to October
HERBS	Basil	Seedling – November	White Fly, snails/slugs	Feed with liquid organic fertiliser every two weeks.
LEAFY VEGETABLES	Lettuces	Seed or Seedling – September to November	Snail and slugs Earwigs	Feed with liquid organic fertiliser
Silverbeet	Seedling		every two weeks.
LEGUMES	Beans	Seeds from September to November	Snails when plants are small. White Fly	Provide stakes or trellis for tall growing varieties.
CUCURBITS	Zucchini	Best planted as seeds in pots and then	White Fly	Allow space at the edge of the garden bed as they spread OR
Pumpkins	transplanted from late October.		train to grow vertically.
Cucumbers
OTHER	Sweetcorn	Seed from October		Plant in blocks, plenty of water and chook manure, mulch high