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My patch

4 plants in your patch

Melbourne · October

Plants4
First harvest4 wks
Space needed<0.1 m²

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Planting order

What goes in first.

Sow pea
Space 5 cm apart · Ready ~9–13 wks
This week
Sow lettuce
Space 25 cm apart · Ready ~4–9 wks
This week
Sow carrot
Space 5 cm apart · Ready ~9–14 wks
This week
Sow spinach
Space 10 cm apart · Ready ~5–8 wks
This week

Your plants

4

Lettuce
Plant now
Space 25 cm apart · Ready ~4–9 wks
Pea
Last chance
Space 5 cm apart · Ready ~9–13 wks
Carrot
Plant now
Space 5 cm apart · Ready ~9–14 wks
Spinach
Plant now
Space 10 cm apart · Ready ~5–8 wks

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Sow Now · planting plan

Melbourne · October

Lettuce

Plant All year in Melbourne. Depth 0.5 cm. Spacing 25 cm. Space 25 cm apart · Ready ~4–9 wks

Scatter seed on moist soil and press in lightly.
Thin to 20 cm or pick baby leaves.
Water often; shade in hot afternoons.
Pick outer leaves and let the heart keep growing.

Pea

Plant Apr–Oct in Melbourne. Depth 3 cm. Spacing 5 cm. Space 5 cm apart · Ready ~9–13 wks

Sow seed 3 cm deep in cool soil.
Give climbing types a trellis or mesh.
Keep soil moist and mulch roots.
Pick often once pods fill.

Carrot

Plant Aug–May in Melbourne. Depth 0.5 cm. Spacing 5 cm. Space 5 cm apart · Ready ~9–14 wks

Sow seed thinly on fine, stone-free soil; cover lightly.
Keep soil damp until seedlings appear (2 weeks).
Thin to 5 cm apart.
Pull when shoulders show 2 cm across.

Spinach

Plant Mar–Nov in Melbourne. Depth 1.5 cm. Spacing 10 cm. Space 10 cm apart · Ready ~5–8 wks

Sow seed 1 cm deep in cool soil.
Thin seedlings to 10 cm.
Keep soil moist and mulched.
Pick outer leaves; harvest whole plants before it bolts.