Sowing & Growing

Sow indoors, March to May 2.5cm deep in individual pots, be careful when transplanting as they aren’t keen on root disturbance. Get them used to the colder conditions for a few days before planting outside, allow around 20cm spacing per plant.

Or sow outdoors May to June, 2.5cm deep, allowing 20cm gap per plant and per row. If you can cover the seeds with a cloche or such like at first that will help, keep well watered. They do require a good summer to produce a good crop.