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GROWING SPRING VEGIES
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GROWING YOUR OWN? HERE ARE OUR TOP 10 PICKS FOR THE SEASON Words TAMMY HUYNH
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here’s nothing more satisfying than growing your own vegetables, and spring is the best time to give it a go! Start your self-sustaining story with these easy-grow favourites for your best chance at a bumper harvest to brag about. Can you dig it?
1 Tomato
This warm season favourite is happy in a pot or plot. Most tomato varieties will need staking as they can grow between 1.5 and 2m tall, but you can find dwarf forms that don’t require additional support. Choose a spot in full sun with well-drained soil. Enrich the soil with plenty of compost, organic matter and a dusting of garden lime. Feed regularly with a high potassium fertiliser once buds appear.
2 Beans
For a fast-growing vegie, go for beans. Depending on the variety, you can start harvesting after as little as eight weeks. They need full sun plus space and support poles or frames to grow up. If you don’t have a lot of room, look for dwarf or bush beans, which grow easily in pots or small spaces. Add organic matter to improve the soil prior to planting and liquid feed with a vegie-specific fertiliser during the growing season.
3 Spring onion
This is one of the most rewarding vegies to grow, as all parts of the plant can be used for cooking. The whole plant – leaves and roots – can be harvested in eight weeks, but if preferred, you can leave the plant in the ground or pot and just snip the leaves as needed. Position in full sun, feed regularly with a fertiliser suitable for leafy vegies, and keep an eye out for slugs and snails on young seedlings.
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