Vegetable Production Guide
Direct Plant Drilling
Crop
Production Normal Season
Sowing Time
Artichoke July to Nov Feb to Mar Mar to Apr
Normal
Cropping Time
From July (one year
later than Feb/Mar sowing)
Asparagus Feb
modules /blocks
Aubergine Spring to
Broad Bean O/E E
M
Climbing Early Flat and
Climbing Crop
Dwarf French
Runner Bean
E Bean M Summer to May
April to June, 2
years from planting
Early Dec May to Sept
Nov to Dec Mid Feb April
Mid Jan
Glasshouse (South) to Mid Feb
French (North) Bean
HG March 1 From May 10 Fresh 24 CG April 1 Early May - Early July
From June 1 Fresh 24 July to Oct
E M
May to June Mid July-Sept Fresh 24 June
Aug-Sept
Beet E Jan May Glasshouse
Outdoor
(poly cover) Outdoor
(uncovered) M
Mid March End March April to July
Beet, leaf Summer/ March to Autumn
June Borecole Autumn Direct drill and Winter May to June
Modules April Oct to Feb to July**
Brussels Sprout
Early
Chinese E Cabbage M
Pointed Early** Autumn Feb Maincrop March Fresh Prepack August to Sept Fresh
Oct to March Fresh/ Process
March to April June to July Fresh Early May to End July
Feb to July End May to Nov Fresh
Cabbage M Cabbage Summer/ Transplanted** Early June to Fresh
Early Feb to Mid Oct Mid May
July to Nov Fresh 24
24 15
15 18 16-20 15
15 15
15 12 16-20 17,000
17,000 28,000
28,000 29,000
24,600- 15,000
Elsoms Seeds 01775 715000 33 Oct to Feb Fresh 24 4-8 32,500 to 65,000 20 18 17,500 June End June
36 Pathways
Fresh 15 Bunching
Fresh 15 Bunching
Fresh Early 15 Pickling
(16 seeds /ft run)
July to Nov Fresh 18 4 87,120 1.5 1.5 1.25 July to Oct Pickling 15 twinline 1.5 280,000
280,000 Please note - seeds required vary according to cluster count
340,000 550,000
Fresh and 15 Process
2.5-3 2.5-3 2.5-3
VE (protected) Mar to End May Early July-Aug Fresh 30 Ground 4 supported
105,000 to 87,000
140,000 to 180,000
52,500 20-30 14,000 Fresh
May to June Fresh 18 June July
June to July
Fresh 48 6 15 2 Seeds per station 58,000 17,500 48 15 2 Seeds per station 17,500 36 12 14,520 Fresh Prepack
Transplant in Transplant in 10,000 May 54 May 12
Market Standard Seed Fresh 36 Approx. 29,040 Standard
(inches) Drilled/Acre (inches) 6
Row Width Spacing No. Seeds Row Width Row (inches)
Spacing Within
Plant Population/ (inches) Acre
Transplanted Transplanted 3,600 to 48
to 36
Vegetable Production Guides
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