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seed sowing
« on: February 24, 2009, 16:42 »
you have probably been asked this question a millions times ,,but i will ask it again,,how often should you sow seeds so you get a continuous crop ,,,do you start new ones every week or leave it longer in between

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Re: seed sowing
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 18:55 »
You could sow a few every week or twice as many every fortnight ;)

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Re: seed sowing
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 19:04 »
depends on the crop...I sow lettuce every week and will do peas every fortnight, carrots I do every 3-4 weeks, french beans I do twice in a season as they crop plenty enough for me
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Re: seed sowing
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2009, 19:11 »
Suppose that it will depend on how many you plant the frist time then at what rate you eat them. :mad: :mad:

If the first batch lasts say 2 weeks then you would need the next lot to be ready 2 weeks after the first, so you would (logically) make a second sowing 2 weeks later.

It also assumes that whatever you plant and harvest matures at the same time. If you have something that tends to spread the crop over a few weeks then that changes it also as the plant itself will spread the harvest.

I suppose that 4 weeks would mean 2 distinct crops and would mean that the sowing times are not too extreme in terms of early and late.



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