Sow indoors under cover: March to May
Direct into ground: April to May
Flowering months: June to October
Planting distance: 40cm
Height: 1.5m
Pinch: Yes
(Pinching means to snip off the growing tip above the first 4 set of leaves when the plant is approx 10cm tall. This will encourage to the plant to multi branch and produce more flowers.)
 
Sow indoors: Sow into individual cell trays with multi purpose compost, water sparingly, don't let the soil dry out but not too wet. Once seedlings have germinated, water from the bottom only, this avoids them damping off.
 
Plant out when the risk of frost has passed.
 
To direct sow, sow where they are to grow at 5cm deep, cover with soil. Water and wait!
 
ALL our seeds are hand collected from plants we have grown from seed ourselves.
 
No pesticides are used on our farm and all plants are organically fed.
 
Our seeds are collected and separated by hand.
 
All seeds have been tested for germination.