Ciaocibai

We’ve had pretty good luck starting them off in the greenhouse and transplanting. The birds seem to go for them as seedlings when we direct sow. Good luck.

There are plenty of people selling them on Trademe now for a few $ so maybe check that out

We planted ours in October and still got tons so take that with a grain of salt. Probably somewhat dependent on the climate in your area too.

We found celtuce did better in semi shady spots, or earlier in the season (like brassicas). We’ve got some growing slowly outdoors now.

You can plant the vegetable directly and it will just grow from there. I’d probably sprout it inside for a bit first (think a bit like potatoes getting eyes) and then just half bury it in the ground. We just used some we got from the local veggie market.

We’ve got a couple on the ground still (in a somewhat frost protected area) but I’d probably wait till your last frost date if you are starting fresh. We use them in stir fries, soups, stews, hotpot etc.

You can basically substitute them for anything you’d use cauliflowers or even courgettes for. They are very easy to cook and hard to go wrong with. We keep experimenting and they always turn out good.

As planted ours along an area we have for climbing plants. It did go over some trees behind them too, but given that’s what the area is for I won’t complain. They are tasty, store well and are good for trading with neighbours too. 10/10, will grow again. We use them as an alternative to celtuce but easier and faster to grow.

I live in the Wairarapa and we grow them from October-May/June. They even survived a few light frosts and over winter fine once pruned back. We would have got 100+ from our two plants this year. Recommended.

Fair call. Don’t think you can go too far wrong either way. Good luck.

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