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Vegetables

Carrot Cauliflower Chicory & Endive  Celery

CARROTS

Daucus carota

Sow carrots to avoid the very hot part of the year but also frosty periods. Sow either spring or autumn, in very mild areas all year round is possible. A sunny position is required. Carrots need a friable, well drained soil and appreciate mulching. Sow directly where they are to grow, 10 mm deep, 2-3 cm apart in rows 20 cm apart. Germination is slow, preventing the soil from drying out is important for success, covering seed rows with shadecloth or cardboard can help. Thin out to 10 cm apart. Avoid fresh animal manures as they can cause forking. Never try to transplant carrots as the roots will fork in all directions!

Carrot 'Nantes'

Sweet crisp flavour, cylindrical roots 16 cm long, great for juicing. Copes with heavy soils well, very prolific, fast maturing.

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Carrot 'Red-Cored Chantenay'

Smooth root to14cm long, tapered, deep orange in colour and of high quality. It grows well in most soil types. Strong tops make for easy pulling.

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Carrot 'Little Finger'

Very sweet, tender golden-orange baby carrot 8-12 cm long. Gourmet vegetable also useful in kid’s gardens and container.

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Carrot ‘Red Kuroda’

Carrot with a sweet flavour, deep orange roots tapered to 19 cm long. Popular Asian carrot, most suitable variety for subtropical and tropical areas.

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Carrot ‘Dragon’

A beautiful heirloom carrot that has a dark-purple skin with an orange interior, very decorative in salads or steamed. The flavour is slightly spicy and sweet.

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CAULIFLOWER

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Cauliflower is a cool season crop; sow January - March to mature during winter. Sow seed 10 mm deep in trays or seedbed. Transplant seedlings by first removing the seed leaves and planting deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves. Space plants 40 cm apart in rows 60 – 75 cm apart. It is a heavy feeder, needing plenty of nitrogen and potassium. Prepare soil by digging well-rotted compost or animal manure through the bed. Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown.

Cauliflower ‘Snowball Improved’   

A popular variety well suited to warmer areas; reliable and self blanching; it forms tight solid, 15 cm heads, crisp and tender of excellent quality. Good fresh or frozen. 
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Cauliflower 'Violet Sicilian'

syn. Cavolfiore di Sicilia Violetto

This Italian cauliflower is a vigorous plant with broad, green-grey leaves and a beautiful violet, compact, 1-1.3 kg head. The head turns green with cooked and has a sweet mild taste both raw and cooked. A high mineral content is responsible for the colour.

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CELERY

Apium graveolens

Celery does best between 12-24°C. It is difficult to grow in humid areas. Sow seed late spring in cold areas, spring to summer in temperate areas and autumn in frost-free areas. Soak seed overnight to improve germination. Either direct sow into the garden or sow into seedling pots for later transplanting. Cover seed lightly to 5-10 mm deep, firm down and keep moist. Space plants 25 cm apart. Prepare soil 2-3 weeks before planting with compost, potash and well-rotted manure. Mulch well, keep well watered, avoid moisture stress. Harvest a few stalks at a time.

‘Tendercrisp’

Smooth stringless stalks 28-30 cm long, glossy and dark green with a large heart. It has an excellent quality and flavour.

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‘Tall Utah’

Popular stringless; broad, thick stalks; rich, nutty flavour; disease resistant.

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CELERIAC ‘Ceasar’ 

Apium graveolens rapaceum
Celeriac is a close relative of celery but is grown for its large fleshy root rather than stems. The flavour is milder than celery, but has the same taste; it can be used in soup or salads. Growing conditions as for celery.

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CHICORY syn. Radicchio and ENDIVE

Cichorium intybus

Chicory is a useful cool season crop to add interest to winter salads. It is also an excellent year round ‘baby leaf’ or microgreen and it can be sprouted. Chicory is hardy, disease-resistant and frost and drought tolerant. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow. Sow 10 mm deep. Thin seedlings to 25-30 cm apart, rows should be 38 cm apart. Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown. It prefers a pH of 5.5 to 6.5; prepare soil by digging well-rotted compost or animal manure through the bed. Plant in full sun. Best in temperate areas.

Chicory Red ‘Palla Rossa Early’        

'Palla Rossa' syn. 'Rossa di Chioggia' syn. 'Variegata di Chioggia' is an early, small heading type. The leaves are green in the summer, turning red with cold weather. The bright red, very tight heads have prominent white midribs. It has a slightly bitter, tart taste. It can also be harvested as 'baby leaf' or grown as sprouts.

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Chicory 'Red Dandelion’         

‘Red Dandelion’ syn. ‘Italico Rosso’ syn. ‘Ruby’ or ’Red-ribbed Catalogna’ has beautiful red stems and mid-veins with deeply cut, frilly, deep green leaves. Dandelion chicories have a range of common names including catalogna, Italian dandelion and asparagus chicory. The plants stand erect, up to 30 cm tall and have a thick rosette of leaves. American growers refer to them erroneously as dandelion greens, which look and taste similar. As a microgreen or ‘baby leaf’ they add great flavour to salads and it is a colourful addition to any mesclun mix. As a cooked green it is one of the few red leafy vegetables that retains the crimson colour when cooked. It can also be sprouted. It matures in 35 days as baby leaf, 55 days to full size. It becomes very bitter if harvested too late.

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Endive ‘Pancalieri Fine Cut’
Cichorium endivia

Endive ‘Pancalieri Fine Cut’ has attractive, finely cut, dark green leaves with crisp ribs and a creamy white heart. It adds a mild, nutty flavour to salads. Endive is a close relative to chicory and grows in much the same way. It is a useful cool season crop to add interest to winter salads. It is also an excellent year round ‘baby leaf’ or microgreen and it can be sprouted. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow.

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