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Apple (Espalier)
Annona Squamosa
| 1 | 0 | (Annona Squamosa) Sugar Apple (Sweet sop) - existing tree
Water: weekly as needed |
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Basil
| 3 | 4 | ( Ocimum basilicum)
Plant: as companion to taller lemon grass. pinchflower tips regularly to encourage bushy growth. |
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Begonia
| 4 | 4 | (Begonia obliqua) - existing
Water: weekly as required |
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Cauliflower
| 7 | 1 | (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Planting: Jan and replant Jul
Feed: liquid fish fertalizer in Mar after 30 days in ground and again in June
Mulch: with dried khus-khus straw once seedlings above ground |
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Chamomile
| 3 | 4 | (Chamaemelum nobile)
Plant in January
Water: weekly or as required |
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Cherry (Dwarf)
Panama
| 1 | 0 | (Eugenia Unifiora) - surinam uniflora - existing shrub
Water: weekly as needed
Harvest: most of the year |
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Lavender
| 8 | 1 | ( lavandula angustifolia)
Plant in Jan in mixture of compose and potted soil and gravel or sand. Ph must not be too acidic
Water: weekly or as required. |
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Leek
| 14 | 9 | (Allium ampeloprasum subsp. porrum) |
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Lemon grass
| 1 | 1 | (Cymbopogon citratus)
Planted from piece of lemon grass root.
Water: weekly as required
Prune or thin: to maintain control of size. |
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Lettuce (Headed)
| 12 | 4 | |
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Lettuce (Loose Leaf)
| 52 | 9 | (letuca sativa)
plant: in shade on west of house
Compost added before planting |
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Lime (Container Grown)
| 1 | 0 | ( ) Existing Tree
Water: weekly as required |
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Marigold
| 81 | 4 | (Tagetes erecta)
Plant: Dec before the cauliflower or sage
Water: weekly as required |
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Okra
| 4 | 1 | (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Plant: Jan and replant in Jul.
Mulch: with khus-khus straw
Water: Weekly as required |
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Other (Perennial)
Passiflora Edulis
| 1 | 0 | (Passiflora Edulis) - Passion Fruit (Vine)
Plant: from seed in Jan in a container containing potted soil and compose mixture. ph 6.75
Feed:
Water: every week as required.
Harvest: starts to bear in 1 year. |
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Other (Perennial)
Fat Pork (Existing Shrub)
| 2 | 0 | (Chrysobalanus icaco) - existing shrub
Water: weekly as required |
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Radish
| 68 | 16 | (Raphanus sativus)
Plant: in light shade to west of house
Harvest: in 3 months
Water: weekly or as required
Mulch: with khus-khus straw. |
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Spinach (Perpetual)
| 2 | 4 | (Spinacia oleracea)
Water: weekly or as required to maintain moisture in soil.
Mulch: with khus-khus straw.
Harvest: starts within 45 days of planting.
Prune: to maintain size control if it starts to bolt.
Feed: fertilize soil before planting with 25% N and K. |
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Sunflower
| 7 | 1 | (Helianthus annuum)
Mulch: as seedlings appear with khus-khus straw.
Water: weekly as required |
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Sweet Potato
| 12 | 1 | ( Ipomoea batatas))
Plant: from piece of stem.
Feed: add compost to soil before planting
Water: weekly as required. |
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Tree (Small)
Hibiscus Syriacus Woodbridge
| 1 | 0 | (Hibiscus Syriacus Woodbridge) - Existing shrub
Water: weekly as required |
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Zinnia
| 3 | 1 | |
