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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{About This Cheat Sheet}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{This cheat sheet is based on my own (small) garden and greenhouse, in the south of the UK. Dates for other places will be different.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Also, I'm inexperienced with gardening, so don't go taking any of this as gospel. YMMV.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Suggestions and tips very welcome!} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Sow in {\bf{February}}, harvest from {\bf{May}} to {\bf{October}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Plant seed edgeways in 1cm deep compost.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Remove any male flowers (female flowers will have a miniature cucumber behind the flower).} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Train main shoots onto 1.8m canes until they reach top of support, then pinch out growing point.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Feed your cucumber plants with a high potash feed every two weeks once the fruits begin to develop.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Once fruit begins to develop, pinch out end of each side shoot, leaving two leaves after each fruit.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Aim to plant in {\bf{October}}. Buy bulb(s) in {\bf{September}}.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Turn over soil, remove weeds, add compost.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Make furrows about 3 inches deep and six inches apart.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Plant cloves about 4 inches deep and six inches apart, pointy side up.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Water in, then add some mulch, leaf compost or straw over the bed.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Shoots will appear in spring.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Early May, "scapes" will sprout - pull off (and eat).} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Mid-to-late Jun, plant will start turning brown. Stop watering.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Once plant is brown, except for top 5 or 6 leaves, dig up bulbs.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{From: \seqsplit{http://www.stlmag.com/Blogs/Diggin-the-Dirt/October-2011/Garlic-I-Heart-You/}}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Likes a sheltered spot, filtered sunlight, warm weather and humidity} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Sow seeds end of {\bf{April}}, plant in {\bf{May}}, harvest from {\bf{July}} to {\bf{October}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Seedlings will be ready to plant after \textasciitilde{}3 weeks.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Three types of strawberry: \newline - Alpines produce small sweet berries from July-September. \newline - Summer-fruiting produce larger fruits in early and mid-summer. \newline - Perpetual-fruiting produce fruit early summer to early autumn.}  \tn 
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Identifying Berries & \seqsplit{http://bit.ly/R6iOxd} \tn 
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\SetRowColor{white}
 & Garlic &  \tn 
% Row Count 9 (+ 1)
\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---}
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\begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.584 cm} x{2.508 cm} x{2.508 cm} }
\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{To Do: August}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
{\bf{Plant}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Harvest}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Forage}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 5)
% Row 1
\SetRowColor{white}
Christmas New Potatoes & Cucumber & Blackberries \tn 
% Row Count 7 (+ 2)
% Row 2
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 & Runner Beans & Bilberries \tn 
% Row Count 8 (+ 1)
% Row 3
\SetRowColor{white}
 &  & Good King Henry \tn 
% Row Count 10 (+ 2)
% Row 4
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 &  & Fat Hen \tn 
% Row Count 11 (+ 1)
% Row 5
\SetRowColor{white}
 &  & Damsons \tn 
% Row Count 12 (+ 1)
\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---}
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\begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.584 cm} x{2.508 cm} x{2.508 cm} }
\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{To Do: September}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
{\bf{Plant}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Harvest}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Forage}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 5)
% Row 1
\SetRowColor{white}
 & Cucumber & Elderberries \tn 
% Row Count 6 (+ 1)
% Row 2
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 & Runner Beans & Blackberries \tn 
% Row Count 7 (+ 1)
% Row 3
\SetRowColor{white}
{\bf{Buy}} Garlic Bulbs &  & Crab Apples \tn 
% Row Count 9 (+ 2)
\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---}
\end{tabularx}
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\begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.584 cm} x{2.508 cm} x{2.508 cm} }
\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{To Do: October}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
{\bf{Plant}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Harvest}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Forage}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 5)
% Row 1
\SetRowColor{white}
Garlic & Runner Beans & Sloes \tn 
% Row Count 6 (+ 1)
% Row 2
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 &  & Crab Apples \tn 
% Row Count 7 (+ 1)
\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---}
\end{tabularx}
\par\addvspace{1.3em}

\begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.584 cm} x{2.508 cm} x{2.508 cm} }
\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{To Do: November}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
{\bf{Plant}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Harvest}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Forage}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 5)
% Row 1
\SetRowColor{white}
 &  & Sloes \tn 
% Row Count 6 (+ 1)
% Row 2
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 &  & Crab Apples \tn 
% Row Count 7 (+ 1)
% Row 3
\SetRowColor{white}
 &  & Rosehips \tn 
% Row Count 8 (+ 1)
\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---}
\end{tabularx}
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\begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.584 cm} x{2.508 cm} x{2.508 cm} }
\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{To Do: December}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
{\bf{Plant}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Harvest}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & {\bf{Forage}} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 5)
\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---}
\end{tabularx}
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\begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.088 cm} x{1.656 cm} x{1.512 cm} x{1.944 cm} }
\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Potato Planting and Harvesting}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
{\bf{Crop}} & {\bf{Plant~From}} & {\bf{Plant~to}} & {\bf{Harvest~After}} \tn 
% Row Count 3 (+ 3)
% Row 1
\SetRowColor{white}
First early potatoes & End Feb & Late May & 10 weeks \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 2)
% Row 2
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
Second early potatoes & March & Late May & 13 weeks \tn 
% Row Count 7 (+ 2)
% Row 3
\SetRowColor{white}
Early maincrop potatoes & March & Late May & 15 weeks \tn 
% Row Count 10 (+ 3)
% Row 4
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
Maincrop potatoes & March & Mid May & 20 weeks \tn 
% Row Count 12 (+ 2)
% Row 5
\SetRowColor{white}
Second cropping potatoes & Early August & End August & 11 weeks \tn 
% Row Count 15 (+ 3)
\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----}
\end{tabularx}
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% That's all folks
\end{multicols*}

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