The sugar loaf is a vitamin-rich salad that has not yet conquered all gardens in this country. This late bloomer is uncomplicated to grow and can be harvested fresh well into winter. It's high time to put him in your own bed.

Sugar Loaf is not planted out until the end of June

Late planting time

The sugar loaf comes comparatively late into the ground. It is not sown until the end of June to the end of July, either directly at the destination in the bed or planted early. If you plant early seedlings at the beginning of this time, you can already harvest in August. Otherwise you will have to wait until around the end of September.

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Experienced gardeners recommend preferring, as the small plants are more robust and grow better. If you don't have time to sow your own seeds, you can buy pre-grown sugar loaf plants in the garden center.

Choose the ideal location for cultivation

Sugarloaf is ideal as a follow-up crop for a harvested spinach or pea bed, provided it is sunny or partially shaded. So no space has to be left unused for him. Sugarloaf is content with normal garden soil. Ideally, it should be fresh and well-drained. Tomatoes, carrots, fennel and lettuce may be in the vicinity. A location close to potatoes, celery and parsley should be avoided as they do not form a favorable community.

Prepare the bed first

Regardless of whether you are planning direct seeding or want to plant seedlings, you should prepare the bed well beforehand. To do this, carry out the following work:

  • Clear the preculture completely
  • then rake the bed thoroughly
  • pull out all the weeds
  • Remove stones and large clods of earth
  • Level the ground with the rake

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As an afterculture of legumes, sugar skin usually finds enough nutrients in the soil. Work in otherwise mature, sieved compost, or water the bed that has not yet been planted with diluted nettle manure.

Plant seedlings properly

Seedlings that you buy in the garden center should be planted as soon as possible. But before that, the root balls should get an extensive water bath. Then it continues as follows:

  1. Mark the rows with a planting string so that they are straight and also the planting distance is easier to keep. There should be at least 30 cm between two rows.
  2. Place the seedlings along the marker line, 30 cm apart. When planting multiple rows, place the seedlings half a pitch apart. So they do not stand on a level with seedlings adjacent rows.
  3. Dig a planting hole for each seedling that is slightly deeper than the root ball.
  4. Place the seedling in the planting hole just below the surface of the soil.
  5. Press the earth well.
  6. After all the seedlings have been planted, you should then water them well.

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Vegetable garden