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1
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When can you sow lettuce?

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Mid winter to mid autumn

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When can you harvest lettuce?

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Early spring through late autumn

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What are four types of lettuce?

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  1. Loose-leaf
  2. Butterhead
  3. Cos
  4. Crisphead
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When can you sow cut-and-come-again?

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Mid spring through mid autumn

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When can you harvest cut-and-come-again?

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Late spring through mid-winter

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What are six types of cut-and-come-again?

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  1. Corn salad
  2. Mibuna
  3. Land cress
  4. White mustard
  5. Pak choi
  6. Mizuna
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When can you sow loose-leaf crops?

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Early spring through late autumn

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When can you harvest loose-leaf crops?

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All year round

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What three things should you watch out for with loose-leaf crops?

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Downy mildew
Fungal leaf spot
Slugs and snails

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10
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Name four types of loose-leaf crops.

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Spinach
Swiss chard and spinach beet
Chicory
Chinese cabbage

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When can you sow tomatoes?

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Early spring though early summer

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When can you harvest tomatoes?

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Early summer through early autumn

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13
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Name four types of tomatoes.

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Beefsteak
Cherry
Plum
Heirloom

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What two things should you watch out for with tomatoes?

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Tomato blight
Blossom end rot

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When can you sow peppers and chillies?

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Early spring through early summer

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When can you harvest peppers and chillies?

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Early summer through mid autumn

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17
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Name four types of peppers and chillies.

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Sweet peppers
Scotch bonnets
Jalapeño chillies
Cayenne chillies

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Which two things should you watch out for with peppers and chillies?

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Aphids
Glasshouse red spider mites

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When can you sow aubergines?

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Mid spring through early summer

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When can you harvest aubergines?

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Late summer through mid autumn

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Which two things should you watch out for with aubergines?

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Glasshouse whitefly
Grey mould

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When can you sow cucumbers?

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Early spring through early summer

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When can you harvest cucumbers?

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Early summer through mid autumn

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24
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Name three types of cucumber

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Ridge
Heritage
Greenhouse

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What two things should you watch out for with cucumbers?

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Cucumber mosaic virus
Powdery mildew

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26
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When can you sow sweetcorn?

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Early spring through mid summer

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27
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When can you harvest sweetcorn?

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Mid summer though early autumn

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28
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When can you sow Florence fennel?

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Early spring through mid summer

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29
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When can you harvest Florence fennel?

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Early summer through mid autumn

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30
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Which two things should you watch out for with Florence fennel?

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Rhizoctonia
Bolting

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31
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When can you sow rhubarb?

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Mid autumn through end of spring

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32
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When can you harvest rhubarb?

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Late spring through end of summer

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33
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Which two things should you watch out for with rhubarb?

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Slugs and snails
Crown rot

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When can you sow celery?

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Start of spring through early summer

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When can you harvest celery?

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Early summer through mid winter

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36
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Name two varieties of celery.

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Trench celery
Self-blanching/naturally pale celery

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37
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Which two things should you watch out for with celery?

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Celery leaf miner maggots
Fungal leaf spot

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38
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When can you sow courgettes and marrows?

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Early spring through early summer

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39
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When can you harvest courgettes and marrows?

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Early summer through mid autumn

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40
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When can you sow summer squash?

A

Early spring through mid summer

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41
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When can you harvest summer squash?

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Mid summer through mid autumn

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42
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Name two types of summer squash.

A

Patty pan
Round

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43
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Which one thing should you watch out for with summer squash?

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Cucumber mosaic virus

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44
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When can you sow pumpkins?

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Early spring through early summer

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45
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When can you harvest pumpkins?

A

Late summer through late autumn

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46
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Which one thing should you watch out for with pumpkins?

A

Slugs

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47
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When can you sow winter squash?

A

Early spring through early summer

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48
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When can you harvest winter squash?

A

Late summer through mid autumn

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49
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Which one thing should you watch out for with winter squash?

A

Glasshouse red spider mite

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50
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When can you sow radishes?

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Start of spring through early autumn

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51
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When can you harvest radishes?

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Start of summer through mid winter

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52
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Name three types of radish.

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Summer radish
Winter radish
Mooli

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53
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Which two things should you watch out for with radishes?

A

Flea beatles
Cabbage root fly

54
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When can you sow beetroot?

A

Start of spring to late summer

55
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When can you harvest beetroot?

A

Start of summer to mid autumn

56
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Which two things should you watch out for with beetroot?

A

Aphids
Leaf-mining fly

57
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When can you sow carrots?

A

Start of spring to mid summer

58
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When can you harvest carrots?

A

All year round

59
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Name two types of carrot.

A

Rounded carrots
Finger carrots

60
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Which two things should you watch out for with carrots?

A

Aphids
Carrot fly

61
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When can you sow kohl rabi?

A

Start of spring to end of summer

62
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When can you harvest kohl rabi?

A

Mid spring to mid winter

63
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Name two types of kohl rabi.

A

Purple varieties
White varieties

64
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Which two things should you watch out for with kohl rabi?

A

Clubroot
Leaf-eating pests

65
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When can you sow potatoes?

A

All of spring

66
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When can you harvest potatoes?

A

Start of summer to mid autumn

67
Q

Name three varieties of potatoes.

A

First earlies
Second earlies
Maincrops

68
Q

What does chitting potatoes mean?

A

Placing the seed potatoes with their “eyes” facing upwards, in trays or off boxes in a warm, light place so that short green shoots (chits) appear

69
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When does earthing up mean?

A

Drawing up surrounding soil to cover the shoots, burying them by half their height

70
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Which two things should you watch out for with potatoes?

A

Potato cyst nematodes
Potato blight

71
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When can you sow root and stem crops?

A

All spring and summer

72
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When can you harvest root and stem crops?

A

All year round

73
Q

Name four types of root and stem crops.

A

Turnip
Swede
Parsnip
Celeriac

74
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Which two things should you watch out for with root and stem crops?

A

Carrot fly
Parsnip canker

75
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When can you sow onions and shallots?

A

Start of autumn through mid spring

76
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When can you harvest onions and shallots?

A

Start of summer through mid autumn

77
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Name five types of onions and shallots.

A

Red onions
Brown onions
Overwintering onions
Round shallots
French shallots

78
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Which two things should you watch out for with onions and shallots?

A

Onion fly
Onion white rot

79
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When can you sow garlic?

A

Mid autumn through mid spring

80
Q

When can you harvest garlic?

A

Late spring through mid autumn

81
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Which two things should you watch out for with garlic?

A

Onion white rot
Rust

82
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When can you sow leeks?

A

Mid winter through end of summer

83
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When can you harvest leeks?

A

Late summer through mid spring

84
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Which two things should you watch out for with leeks?

A

Leek rust
Leaf-mining larvae

85
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When can you sow peas?

A

Mid autumn through mid summer

86
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When can you harvest peas?

A

Start of summer through mid autumn

87
Q

Name three types of peas.

A

Mangetout peas
Sugar snap peas
Podding peas

88
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When can you sow broad beans?

A

Mid autumn through mid spring

89
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When can you harvest broad beans?

A

Late spring through end of summer

90
Q

Which two things should you watch out for with broad beans?

A

Blackfly
Chocolate spot

91
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When can you sow french beans?

A

Early spring through late summer

92
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When can you harvest french beans?

A

Start of summer through end of autumn

93
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Name two varieties of french beans.

A

Climbing varieties
Dwarf varieties

94
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Which two things should you watch out for with french beans?

A

Anthracnose
Bean halo blight

95
Q

When can you sow runner beans?

A

Early spring through late summer

96
Q

When can you harvest runner beans?

A

Mid summer through late autumn

97
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Name two varieties of runner beans.

A

Red-flowered beans
White-flowered beans

98
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Which two things should you watch out for with runner beans?

A

Blackfly
Rust

99
Q

When can you sow cabbages?

A

Spring through autumn

100
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When can you harvest cabbages?

A

All year round

101
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Name four types of cabbage.

A

Spring cabbage and spring greens
Summer and autumn cabbage
Winter cabbage
Red cabbage

102
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Which two things should you watch out for with cabbages?

A

Clubroot
Mealy cabbage aphids

103
Q

When can you sow kale?

A

Mid spring to end of summer

104
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When can you harvest kale?

A

Late autumn to mid spring

105
Q

Name two types of kale.

A

Curly kale
Smooth-leaved kale

106
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Which two things should you watch out for with kale?

A

Powdery mildew
Glasshouse whitely

107
Q

When can you sow brussel sprouts?

A

Start of spring through early summer

108
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When can you harvest brussel sprouts?

A

Late summer through end of winter

109
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Which two things should you watch out for with brussel sprouts?

A

Pigeons
Caterpillars

110
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When can you sow broccoli?

A

Start of spring through end of summer

111
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When can you harvest broccoli?

A

Mid winter through mid autumn

112
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Name two types of broccoli.

A

Calabrese
Sprouting broccoli

113
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Which two things should you watch out for with broccoli?

A

Cabbage root fly
Pigeons

114
Q

When can you sow cauliflower?

A

Start of spring through mid autumn

115
Q

When can you harvest cauliflower?

A

Mid summer through late autumn, and all of spring

116
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Name four varieties of cauliflower.

A

Summer cauliflower
Autumn cauliflower
Winter cauliflower
Coloured cauliflower

117
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Which two things should you watch out for with cauliflower?

A

White blister
Molybdenum deficiency

118
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When can you sow globe artichokes?

A

Mid autumn to end of spring

119
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When can you harvest artichokes?

A

Late spring and early summer, and early autumn

120
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Which two things should you watch out for with artichokes?

A

Black bean aphids
Petal blight

121
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When can you sow asparagus?

A

Mid winter to mid spring

122
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When can you harvest asparagus?

A

Early spring to end of spring

123
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Which two things should you watch out for with asparagus?

A

Slugs and snails
Asparagus beetle

124
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When can you sow annual herbs?

A

Start of spring through end of summer

125
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When can you harvest annual herbs?

A

Mid spring through mid autumn

126
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Which two things should you watch out for with annual herbs?

A

Aphids
Slugs and snails

127
Q

Name four annual herbs.

A

Basil
Parsley
Dill
Coriander

128
Q

When can you sow hardy border herbs?

A

Mid spring to end of summer

129
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When can you harvest hardy border herbs?

A

Start of summer through mid winter

130
Q

Which two things should you watch out for with hardy border herbs?

A

Slugs and snails
Cats

131
Q

Name ei

132
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Name eight hardy border herbs

A

Mint
Rosemary
Thyme
Sage
Bay
Oregano
Chives
Tarragon

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