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Plant Dimensions
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Height up to 25cm/10-inches - Spread up to 30cm/1ft
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Where to Sow
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Indoors/Outdoors in small pots 7.5cm/3" diameter or directly
in the ground in sun or partial shade.
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Sowing time
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March/April - temperature +16C/61F
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How to Sow
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3 seeds per pot 12mm/½" deep
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After Germination
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Keep well watered
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Growing on - in Pots
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Once the plants are established with a good root system,
divide into separate plants and pot each up into 7.5cm/3"
pots.
Harden off plants which have been raised indoors and
finally move outdoors once all danger of frost has passed.
Allow 1 plant to a large hanging basket.
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Growing on - in open ground
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Harden off plants which have been raised indoors and finally
move outdoors once all danger of frost has passed.
Thin or
plant out 15cm/6-inches apart in beds or growbags. Divide old plants at
the beginning of the growing season.
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Harvesting
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Cut the leaves close to the base as and when needed which
are best harvested before flowering using a pair of
scissors. Flowers can also be eaten.
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Pot grown specimens can be bought indoors before frosts for winter
use, or moved to a sheltered area for over-wintering. Best treated
as an annual in open or unsheltered plots.
