JHB West - July 2020

Tips for container veggies
• Use containers with drainage holes,
and are also deep and wide enough to
accommodate the roots and growth of
the mature vegetable.
• Use the best possible potting soil,
enriched with compost and topped
with mulch.
• Foliar feed or drench the soil with a
liquid fertilizer at least once a month
because vegetables are heavy feeders.
• Replace the soil every two years.
• Water pots two to three times a week
in winter and every day in summer.
Ready, steady … plant
Winter veggies that can be planted out
as seedlings are kale, tatsoi, mizuna,
pak choi, giant red mustard, Red Frills
mustard, Green in Snow mustard,
cabbage, garden peas, rocket, Swiss
chard and spinach. Protect seedlings
with frost cloth overnight.
Sow summer fruiting crops like
tomatoes, brinjals, sweet peppers,
squash and beans indoors in seed
trays or pots, under warm, controlled
conditions. By the end of September
seedlings will be ready for planting out.
Sowing calendar at a glance
Spring vegetables (August – Sept sowing)
Bush beans, beetroot, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, garden peas, Swiss chard.
Summer vegetables (end Sept – Nov sowing)
Tomatoes, brinjals, bush and runner beans, cucumber, baby marrow, sweet pepper,
chillies, summer squash, sweet corn, pumpkin.
Autumn vegetables (Dec/Jan – March sowing)
Bush and runner beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery,
carrots, beetroot, lettuce, Swiss chard.
Winter vegetables (end Feb – May sowing)
Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broad beans, kale,
lettuce, radish, Swiss chard and spinach.
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