Grow Guides
Buttercrunch Lettuce
Open-pollinated, Bibb lettuce
Time to maturity: 67 days
Season: cool season
Exposure: full sun, partial shade
Watering: almost daily, keeping 2inches of top soil moist
Soil prep: composted soil
Sowing:
Every 2-3 weeks
5mm deep
Full head (buttercrunch): 25-30cm apart
Harvest: Pick leaves, or harvest full heads
Plant near: green onions, radishes
Radishes (cherriette)
Time to maturity: 24 days
Season: cool season, best spring and fall but can grow through summer
Exposure: full sun
Watering: 4-5x a week, keep soil moist but well drained
Soil prep: composted soil, benefits from mulch
Sowing: can start seeds right after harvesting
5mm deep
12-15cm apart
Harvest: Look for large leaves and radishes the size of large marbles
Plant near: lettuce, tomatoes
Sunrise bumbleblee, purple bumblebee, black plum tomatoes
Open polinated, Indeterminate
Time to maturity: 65-75 days
Season: warm season
Exposure: full sun
Watering: water regularly, keep soil well drained
Growing: Pluck suckers (stems growing from crotch of leaves)
Can be used with all purpose fertilizer (4-4-4)
Disease prevention: avoid splashing leaves with water
Soil prep: fertile, composted soil
Sowing:
5mm-1cm deep
50-75cm apart
Harvest: Fruit is desired colour, oval marble shape
Plant near: basil, lettuce, nasturtium, onion, parsley
Eggplant
Open pollinated
Time to maturity: 60 days
Season: warm season
Exposure: full sun
Watering: water regularly, keep soil well drained
Growing: Pluck suckers (stems growing from crotch of leaves)
Can be used with all purpose fertilizer (4-4-4)
Disease prevention: avoid splashing leaves with water
Soil prep: fertile, composted soil
Sowing:
5mm-1cm deep
45-60cm apart, or 1 3-5 gallon container
Harvest: Harvest when eggplant gets half of expected size (15cm), full size 20-25cm
Cut it with scissors, being careful of sharp points near the stem.
Plant near: marigolds
Parsley
Open pollinated
Time to maturity: 80 days
Season: cool season
Exposure: full sun, partial shade
Watering: moist soil, keep soil well drained
Soil prep: fertile, composted soil
Sowing:
1cm deep
6-15cm apart
Harvest: Cut sprigs and leaves as needed
Plant near: onions, tomatoes
Basil
Open pollinated
Time to maturity: 80 days
Season: warm season
Exposure: full sun
Watering: moist soil, keep soil well drained
Growing: Pluck early flower buds
Soil prep: fertile, composted soil
Sowing:
1cm deep
10-15cm apart
Harvest: Harvest frequently, cutting leaves with a knife
Plant near: tomatoes
Green Onion
Open pollinated
Time to maturity: 50 days
Season: warm season
Exposure: full sun
Watering: moist soil, keep soil well drained
Soil prep: fertile, composted soil
Sowing:
5mm-1cm deep
15cm-18 apart
Every 3 weeks
Harvest: Harvest sprigs as needed. Stop watering in the beginning of August to mature the bulbs in dry soil. After half the tops have fallen, push over the remainder, wait a week and lift the bulbs (westcoastseeds.com)
Plant near: lettuce, tomatoes
