Direct Plant Drilling
Crop
Production Normal Season
Sowing Time
Cucumber E and M Nov to Jan (under glass) Second Crop End May
Endive Fennel Spring/
Summer /Autumn
Summer and April to July and Autumn Mid July Feb to July Normal
Cropping Time
Feb to June Fresh July onwards Fresh
May to Oct Processing Fresh
June to Oct Fresh 18
Florence Autumn Fenugreek Summer Mid March to End May
to Oct
Gherkin Summer From May 1 From August Fresh and Autumn Transplant from End May
Direct sow End May
Kohl Rabi M Early Feb Mid July Leek M
Lettuce Indoor
Pickling
Sept onwards Fresh 20 Pickling
2/3 seeds per station
Late May Mid Oct
March Sept to to May
March
Short Day 20 Aug to 1 Jan
Long Day 1 Jan to 20 Aug
Lettuce Drilled Spring End March/
Outdoor to Autumn Mid July Transplanted**End Dec
under
polythene Outdoor
Marrow E Indoor
End March to Mid Aug
E Protected M Details as for Courgettes
Melon Okra
Cold Glass + Early April Poly tunnel
Glass Bulb Onion M
HG Feb to March
Direct drill Feb to March Overwintered Mid Aug Bulb Onion Sets Salad Onion Spring Oct June/July July
Overwintered July to Sept Japanese
Shallots Parsley E/M/L Hamburg Autumn
Feb to April Feb to July
April
Jan to March Aug-Sept Feb to June June to Nov Dec to April
April to June June to Oct Direct Drill
End July to End August
9-14 18
14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4
June until frost Fresh 18 Processing
Sept to Oct Fresh 15 July to Aug Fresh 50-60 days Fresh
from sowing Processing Late Aug/Sept 9-14
250,000- 200,000
290,000- 250,000
165,000
38 seeds/ft 1,380,000 40 seeds/ft 1,450,000 40 seeds/ft 1,450,000 25 seeds/ft 900,000
1 2* 350,000 18 209,000 8
6-10 seeds per cell
6 15
1,100,000 1,180,000 1,180,000
30 14 36 24 5,750 18,670
200,000- 170,000
Mid June to End Oct
Feb to March Early June Fresh Fresh 12 12 42,500
End Oct/ End Apr
End Apr/ End Oct
End June/ End Oct
Early May
Prepack 18 Fresh 18
Fresh Fresh Fresh 12 Fresh 6 85,000
1.5 2.5
230,000 18 140,000 18
8 8 12 12
3 6
9 8 12 12
115,000 58,000
85,000 95,000 42,500 42,500 Fresh 15 4
100,000 Transplant 9 **15
44.700 18
35,000- 52,500
Fresh 10 4* 87,000
55 seeds 50-60kg acre per ft
20
2/3 seeds per 8cm module
18 35,000 12 18 15 12 Market Standard Seed Approx. Standard (inches) Drilled/Acre (inches)
Row Width Spacing No. Seeds Row Width Row (inches)
Spacing Within
Plant Population/ (inches) Acre 5,000 34,800 29,000
350,000- 580,000
52,272
Elsoms Seeds 01775 715000
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