- Growing difficulty
- Moderate
- Plant in Melton
- Nov–Dec
- Sowing depth
- Approx. 5 mm
- Germination
- Approx. 7–14 days in warmth
- Method
- Direct sow or seedlings
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 20–30 cm
- Water
- Regular
- Frost
- Very sensitive
- First harvest
- Approx. 50–70 days
- Harvest
- Young leaves and shoots
- Days to seed
- Approx. 100–140+ days
- Seed collection
- Dry mature pods
- Seed-saving difficulty
- Easy–moderate