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Planting seeds
Growing Squash, Pumpkin and Melons from seeds
| Done in | 1 hour |
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| Skill level | easy |
Squash, pumkin and melons can be grown from seeds that are sown directly into a bed. Learn here how.
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Abalimi BezekhayaHow you make it
Get your seeds
Buy them or take dried melon, pumpkin or squash seeds.
Make holes 1 m apart
Squash, pumkin and melons need a lot of space and nutrients. In normal garden beds you have to give them quite a lot of space. If you have a high bed or use biochar, you can plant closer.
Mix manure into the holes
You can also add a handful of bonemeal or fertilizer.
Push 2 or 3 seeds about 3 cm deep into each hole
After 1 month pull out the smallest plants
Keep the strongest plant in each hole.
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