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 Plant list: Greenhouse planting
Growing in the greenhouse means you can really extend your range of crops, and as well vegetable you could try fruit such as melons.
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| Latin name: | | Capsicum annuum Grossum Group |
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| Common name: | | Sweet peppers |
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| Type of plant: | | Annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Tender |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 75cm x 45cm to 60cm (2.5ft x 1.5ft to 2f) |
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| Description: | |
Its still quite unusual to see sweet peppers growing in a greenhouse. Good cultivars include ‘Mowhawk’, ‘Bell Boy’ and ‘Ace’F1. Once harvested peppers will store for a couple of weeks.
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| Latin name: | | Cucumis sativus |
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| Common name: | | Greenhouse Cucumber |
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| Type of plant: | | Annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Tender |
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| Flower colour: | | Yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 1m to 3m x 40cm to 60cm (3.3ft to 9.8ft x 1.3ft to 2ft) |
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An annual trailing plant that can be trained to grow vertically. Plant the all-female types, so you don’t get bitter fruit. Good cultivars include ‘Palermo’ ‘Diana’ and ‘Pepita’ .
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| Latin name: | | Lycopersicon esculentum |
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| Common name: | | Tomato |
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| Type of plant: | | Annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Tender |
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| Flower colour: | | Yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 90cm to 250cm x 30cm to 60cm (3ft to 8.2ft x 1ft to 2ft) |
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Tomatoes come in all sorts of sizes – cherry, beefsteak, plum – and all sorts of colours – red, orange, yellow, green, striped, so you’re spoiled for choice. Some of the best cordon cultivars to grow inside are ‘Gardener’s Delight’, ‘Mirabelle’ and ‘Dombito’.
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| Latin name: | | Solanum melongena |
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| Common name: | | Aubergine |
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| Type of plant: | | Annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Tender |
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| Flower colour: | | Pink |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 60cm to 70cm x 25cm (2ft to 2.3ft x 10in) |
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Aubergines are a very ornamental vegetable as well as being great to eat. The ‘traditional’ colour is deep purple – try ‘Black Beauty’ or ‘Black Bell. ‘Easter Egg’ is white, and there are even scarlet cultivars on the market now.
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| Latin name: | | Capsicum annuum Longum Group |
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| Common name: | | Chilli Pepper |
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| Type of plant: | | Annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Tender |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 150cm x 45cm (5ft x 1.5ft) |
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To add a bit of heat to your cooking, try chilli peppers, which produce yellow, orange and red fruits. Good cultivars are ‘Apache’ and ‘Red Chilli’. For even more heat, go for and hot peppers (Capsicum frutescens) – try ‘Cayenne Long Slim’ or ‘Super Cayenne’ F1.
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