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Revision as of 06:28, 7 June 2012

This page is under construction - JE

What to include for each crop

  1. Name (in link)
  2. When to sow or plant
  3. How to sow or plant
  4. Soil
  5. Fertilizers
  6. Other conditions
  7. Comments

Beans

Main article Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
A green bean.jpg

Only sow when there's no danger anymore for frost or night frost. For the region where i have my garden (temperate climate, northern hemisphere) this is after May 15. You can sow until half July, depending on the species. Don't add fresh manure to the soil, but beans like a humus-rich soil so you can add some old compost or saw dust to prevent the beans from rotting.

Beans like full sun.

Sow the beans 7 per stick or group of plants and keep the five best of them. Cover the seeds with ca 2 cm of moist soil.

Beans growing onto sticks: You may need to help the beans fix to the stick with little ropes. The bean twiners coil anti-clockwise, seen from above.

Pick those beans that are big enough. Picking the beans stimulates the growth of more beans.

Beetroot

Main article Beetroot
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva, Rote Rübe.JPG

You can sow beetroot directly into the soil. It helps to put the seeds a few days in water to make them germinate faster. You can also sow beets in pots and then plant them out, but because beets have taproots you cannot keep them long in pots. Thin the beets at 15 cm in the row.

Desired pH = 6-6.5 (a bit acid).

Beetroots need to grow in the full sun and don't tolerate shade.

They don't appreciate a lot of nitrogen fertilizer, so don't give them too much compost. However, they do like some potassium added.

Lettuce is a good companion plant for beetroot.

For winter storage harvest beetroot before it begins to freeze. Twist off the foliage with your hands, don't cut it with a knife.

Carrot

Main article Carrot
Daucus carota Sturm12033.jpg

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List

  1. Carrot
  2. Celery
  3. Cucumber
  4. Endive
  5. Fava bean
  6. Gherkin
  7. Kale
  8. Leek
  9. Lettuce
  10. Onion
  11. Parsley
  12. Parsnip
  13. Pea
  14. Potato
  15. Pumpkin
  16. Radish
  17. Red cabbage
  18. Rhubarb
  19. Turnip
  20. White cabbage
  21. Zucchini