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Varieties |
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Up to Date |
Annual
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Propagation |
Plant tubers or section of tubers with at least 2 eyes. |
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Cultivation |
300mm apart in rows 1m apart. Hoe the soil up around each plant forming a mound. Water during dry periods. |
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Soil Type |
Neutral to slightly acid soil. Well drained light soil |
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Hardiness |
Very susceptible to frost. |
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Varieties |
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Flat White Boer, Ironbark, Queensland Blue |
Annual
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Propagation |
Plant 3 to 4 seeds in mounds 1m square. Early or middle Spring |
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Cultivation |
Pumpkins enjoy a good amount of Kraal manure |
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Soil Type |
Light fertile soils |
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Hardiness |
Very susceptible to frost |
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Varieties |
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French Breakfast, Icicle, Long Red, Scarlet Globe, Sparkler |
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Propagation |
Sow seeds in situ in early Spring. |
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Cultivation |
Thin plants to 60mm in rows 150mm apart |
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Soil Type |
Light fertile soil |
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Hardiness |
Frost hardy |
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Varieties |
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Victoria (Summer) Everbearing (Winter) |
Perennial
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Propagation |
Plant crowns of Summer varieties in early Winter or Spring and Winter varieties in Autumn |
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Cultivation |
Crowns should be set 1m apart |
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Soil Type |
Prefers fertile loam soils with plenty of compost |
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Hardiness |
Frost hardy |
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Varieties |
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Annual
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Propagation |
Sow seeds in situ in early Spring or Autumn |
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Cultivation |
Rows 450mm apart with plants spaced at 75mm |
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Soil Type |
Soil manured for a previous crop. |
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Hardiness |
Frost hardy |
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Varieties |
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Annual
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Propagation |
As for Salsify |
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Cultivation |
As for Salsify |
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Soil Type |
As for Salsify |
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Hardiness |
As for Salsify |
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SOU-SOU/CHOKO/CHAYOTE |
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Varieties |
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Perennial
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Propagation |
Plant a sprouted fruit with the sprouted end at the bottom of a slanting hole that is the same depth as the fruit. |
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Cultivation |
Very vigorous grower can take over a long fence. |
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Soil Type |
Any well composted soil. |
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Hardiness |
Will die down with frost. May appear the following Spring. |
