Seed Guide 2007 pgs 01/41 - McKenzie Seeds

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Some plants can be sown in crevices on top of a wall to cascade down over it, provided that there are deep enough pockets of soil for the plants to get their roots into. There should be hole at least as big as a 4-5in (10-12cm) pot for successful growth and development. Some plants can be sown in cracks in paving, provided that the roots can grow under the paving into moist soil. Sow in August/September or March/April mixing some moist seed compost with the seed. G R O W I N G I N F O R M A T I O N Plants For The Top Of Wall Sow in August/September or March/April mixing some moist compost with the seed. Pack the hole with seed compost and then sprinkle the mixture of seed and compost on top and firm down. Moisten the soil with a fine mist spray and keep moist until the seedlings are well established. The following perennials should prove suitable: Alyssum saxatile Arabis Snow Peak Campanula 'Blue Chip' Dianthus Evening Primrose Pink Petticoats Foxglove Foxy Snow in Summer (Cerastium) Thymus serpyllum Plants To Grow Between Cracks In Paving Pack the cracks with this mixture, firm down and moisten the soil with a fine mist spray. Keep moist until the seedling are well established. The following rockery plants should prove suitable: Alyssum Saxatile Campanula 'Blue Chip' Coreopsis 'American Dream' Dianthus Artic Fire F2 Hybrid Melampodium Derby Snow in Summer (Cerastium tomentosum) <strong>McKenzie</strong> Steppable Plant Varieties: • Creeping Thyme • Irish Moss • Alpine Alyssum W W W . M C K E N Z I E S E E D S . C O M 23
G R O W I N G I N F O R M A T I O N Grow Your Own Fresh Vegetables The bean family The bean family are excellent crops for the amateur. Broad, dwarf or French and runner beans are all highly nutritious and unfussy in terms of soil and climate. Broad beans These are the earliest of the family to put in an appearance. For a family of two adults and two children self-sufficiency in this crop means allowing space for three 15ft (4.5m) rows with the rows 18in (45cm) apart and the plants about 12in (30cm) apart. Prepare the site by digging in home-made compost, well-rotted farmyard manure or a proprietary organic compost, followed by a dressing of dolomitic limestone or calcified seaweed. Prior to sowing give the site 40z (112g) per square yard/metre of a balanced fertilizer. Sow the seed singly in peat pots in a cold greenhouse or cold frame in late winter or sow direct into the soil 2in (5cm) deep in early spring. Blackfly can be a problem, so when you see the first small beans have formed, pinch out the growing tip of each plant and cook them like spinach. If blackfly does get a hold, spray in the evening with a pyrethrum spray. Runner beans One of the most popular of the summer vegetables and will happily grow up a garden fence, poles or wigwam of canes to give a plentiful supply of tender; succulent beans from early summer through to the first frosts of the late autumn. For best results prepare the site by digging in compost or manure, followed in early spring by a dressing of dolomitic limestone or calcified seaweed. In spring give a dressing of a balanced fertilizer. Delay sowing until all danger of frost has passed and never when the soil is cold and wet. Self- sufficiency for a family of 24 four is achieved with two 15ft (4.5m) rows to produce about 100 to 150 lb of fresh beans. The seed is sown 2in (5cm) deep and 9in (23cm) apart. Dwarf or French beans These are half-hardy and produce their crop after the main flush of broad beans, but before the runner beans come on stream. For self-sufficiency allow three or four rows 15ft (4.5m) long and about 10in (25cm) apart. Delay sowing until the soil temperature has reached a minimum of 50F (10C), because cold, wet soil will rot the seed. Sow when the last frost has gone, placing the seed about 2in (5cm) deep and about 9in (23cm) apart in the rows. Alternatively, sow the seed in trays or singly in pots in a frost-free greenhouse for transplanting in late spring. It is important to keep the crop picked while the pods are young, tender and stringless. Freeze any surplus as you go along. The brassica family This is a delicious group of vegetables that includes Brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflowers and broccoli. There are varieties to suit every size of family as well as techniques that enable the size of cabbages, for example, to be controlled. All members of this family, except the spring greens, require a soil that is well supplied with organic material, while a spring dressing of a balanced fertilizer is beneficial, on all but alkaline soils, a dressing of dolomitic limestone in early spring is recommended. All brassicas (including kohl rabi, swedes and turnips) should be rotated in the vegetable garden. This means moving them to a different site every year for three years. Rotation helps to avoid a build-up of soil pests and diseases. At transplanting brassicas should be protected from cabbage root fly damage by the use of a fibre disc or square cut from old carpet underlay.
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dependable performance in many type
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dried flower displays. Fresh flower
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GARDENING ACCESSORIES • 6" Copper
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ORGANIC SEEDS CERTIFIED ORGANIC BY/
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Parsley Single Hardy Italian 101475
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Squash Butternut 101624 Winter Vari
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margarine container. Pour in warm w
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sweet peas. They climb up a seven f
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