Today I will mostly be growing

Please click on the links below to view PDF documents of my seed sowing plans for 2009:-

Plot 1 Beans & Peas Sowing Plan 2009
Plot 2 Roots & Onions Sowing Plan 2009
Plot 3 Brassicas Sowing Plan 2009

Quick List of Vegetables I’ll be growing in 2009 and links to the seed suppliers
Plot 1

• French Climbing Bean – Cobra. Sow April – June, Harvest June to Aug,
• Runner Beans – Scarlet Emperor. Sow April / May, Harvest July – Sept,
• Runner Beans – White Embargo. Sow April / May, Harvest July – Sept,
• Pea – Cavalier. Sow Apr – July, Harvest June – Sept,

Plot 2

• Carrot – Nantes 2. Sow Feb – June, Harvest June – Oct,
• Carrot – Napoli F1. Sow Feb – June, Harvest June – Oct,
• Carrot – Chantenay. Sow March – June, Sow June – Oct,
• Carrot – Flakkee. Sow April – July, Harvest May – Oct,
• Carrot – Eskimo. Sow April – June, Harvest Nov – Jan,
• Swede – Helenor. Sow April – June, Harvest Oct to Feb,
• Fennel – Romanesco. Sow May – July, Harvest June – Nov,
• Kohl Rabi – Olivia. Sow April – June, Harvest June – Sept,

Plot 3

• Perpetutal Spinach – Leaf Beat. Sow April – July, Harvest July – Dec,
• Broccoli – Veronica F1. Sow April / May, Harvest July – Sept,
• Kale – Cavolo Nero. Sow April – May, Harvest Sept – Jan,
• Kale – Dwarf Green Curled. Sow April – May, Harvest Nov to April,
• Cabbage – Minicole F1. Sow March – April, Harvest Aug – Oct,
• Cabbage – Christmas Drumhead. Sow May – June, Harvest Oct – Dec,
• Cabbage – Vertus Savoy. Sow May – June, Harvest Dec – Feb,
• Spring Greens – Greensleeves. Sow July – Aug, Harvest Oct – April,
• Pak Choi – Canton Dwarf. Sow June – August, Harvest Oct – Nov,

Seeds to be sown in Planters/Pots

• Salad Leaves – Baby Leaf Salad Mix, Sow March – Sept, Harvest May – Nov,
• Salad Leaves – Finest Salad Mix. Sow March – Sept, Harvest May – Nov,
• Salad Leaves – Salad Bowl. Sow March – Sept, Harvest May – Nov,
• Leek – Siegfried (Giant). Sow March – April, Harvest Oct – March,
• Leek – Pandora. Sow March – April, Harvest Sept – Jan,
• Radish – Scarlet Globe. Sow March- June, Harvest June- Aug,
• Mange Tout – Ezethas Krombek Blauwschok, Sow March – April, H. June – Aug,
• Dwarf Beans – Tendergreen. Sow April / May, Harvest June – Oct,
• Dwarf Beans – Major yellow. Sow April / May, Harvest June – Oct.

Master Plan 2008

• Seed Sowing Plan with dates for 2008 – updated 25.05.08
• 2008 Quick List of Vegetables

Heres a quick run down of what I will mostly be sowing in 2008:-

• Beetroot boltardy,
• Broccoli tenderstem green,
• Brussel Sprouts genius f1,
• Cabbage resolution savoy (winter),
• Cabbage tundra f1 (winter),
• Cabbage golden acre (summer),
• Calabrese ironman f1,
• Carrot amsterdam forcing 3 (spring/summer),
• Carrot james scarlet intermediate (summer),
• Carrot autumn king 2 (autumn/winter),
• Cucumber green fingers f1 (to be grown in mini greenhouse)
• Dwarf Beans Ferrari (same variety as last year),
• Dwarf Beans Borlotto,
• Lettuce balmoral,
• Mange Tout dwarf sweet green,
• Parsnip countess f1,
• Pea Ambassador (powdery mildew resistant as had very bad problems with it last year),
• Pepper (sweet) Romano mixed (to be grown in mini greenhouse),
• Potato Lady Christi (to be grown in tubs/buckets),
• Potato Charlotte (to be grown in tubs/buckets),
• Potato Picasso (to be grown in tubs/buckets),
• Radish French Breakfast (same as last year),
• Runner Beans White Lady and Red Rum (same as last year),
• Spinach tiraz f1 (same as last year),
• Spring Onion paris silverskin (same as last year),
• Squashhawk f1,
• Strawberries Flamenco (everbearers to be grown in pots),
• Tomato golden sunrise (outdoor variety),
• Tomato green zebra (outdoor variety).

All seeds bought from Mr Fothergills.

• Plot Plan 2008

Master Plan 2007

• Sowing Vegetable List for Spring/Summer 2007
• Sowing Vegetable List for Autumn/Winter 2007
• Sow and Harvest Dates for Autumn/Winter 2007
• Choices, Choices – Different Varieties and how to choose.
• Plot Plan Positions.

—— Back To Top of Page

Sowing Vegetable List for Autumn/Winter 2007

This is my growing list all to be sown Late July to October for harvest November to Spring. All bought from Mr Fothergills.

Please click on the Variety links for more details and pictures.
PLOT 1

• Leek – Armor Sow July. Harvest November – December
• Chicory – Pain de Sucre Sow in July, Harvest Oct – Dec.
• Carrot – Autumn King 2. Sow July/August, Harvest Sept – Oct.
• Turnip – Atlantic. Sow Aug, Harvest Oct.
• Pak Choi – Riko F1. . Sow Jun – Sept, Harvest Jun – Oct.

PLOT 2

• Cabbage – Spring Hero F1. Sow Mid July/Aug, Harvest April – May.
• Cabbage / Spring Greens – Advantage. Sow March – Oct, Harvest All Year Round.

PLOT 3

• Lambs Lettuce – Jade. Sow July/Aug, Harvest Sept/Oct.
• Broad Bean (Dwarf) – Sutton – To be sowed early November.
• Pea – Douce Provence – To be sowed early November.

—— Back To Top of Page

Sow and Harvest Dates for Autumn/Winter 2007

Please click the link below to open the PDF document, then click on the File Menu and Save As to save to your computer or File menu then Print to print out.

Autumn winter Sow and Harvest Date Planner

—— Back To Top of Page

Sowing Vegetable List for Spring/Summer 2007

After much deliberation, heres the Master Plan for my Vegetable Plot 2007. Possible subject to a few minor changes as we go along! All bought from Mr Fothergills. (Apart from the potatoes bought from local garden centre).

Please click on the Variety links for more details and pictures.

PLOT 1

• Potato – Desire. Plant in April
• Potato – Nicola New. Plant in April,
• Carrot – Resistafly. Sow March – July,
• Carrot – James Scarlet Intermediate. Sow March – June
• Salad Onion – North Holland Red Blood. Sow Feb – July
• Pickling Onion – Paris Silverskin. . Sow Feb – July
• Lettuce – Tin Tin (like Little Gem). Sow March – July
• Radish – French Breakfast 3. Sow Feb – Sept
• Spinach Leaves – Tirza. Sow March – Sept

PLOT 2

• Cabbage – Greyhound. Sow March – May
• Cabbage – Frostie. Sow March – May (No Longer Available) – Try the variety Hispi instead.
• Kale – Redbor. Sow March – July
• Leaf Beat – Perpetual Spinach. Sow April – July
• Chard – Bright Lights. Sow April – May

PLOT 3

• Pea – Calibra. (No Longer Available) Sow March – June
• Pea – Hurst Green Shaft. Sow March – June
• Dwarf Bean – Ferrari. Sow April – July
• Runner Bean – White Lady. Sow May – June
• Runner Bean – Red Rum. Sow May – June

—— Back To Top of Page

Choices, Choices – Different Varieties and how to choose.

I have chosen the vegetable varieties for the Master Plan because:

• They have the best disease resistance, i.e. Carrot Resistafly (resistant to carrotfly) and Lettuce TinTin (resistant to aphids and downey mildew)
• They are varieties which can be frozen and still retain their flavour, (peas and beans)
• They can be stored overwinter, i.e. James Scarlet Inter – Carrot is a maincrop variety.
• They can be grown over consecutive months for repeat cropping, i.e. Spring Onions, Carrots, Radishes, Beans.
• The produce can stay on the plant for weeks without deteriorating,
• Some are recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society for variety excellence, (Cabbage – Greyhound, Dwarf Bean – Ferrari, Radish – french breakfast, Runner Beans – Red Rum and White Lady)
• Where 2 different varieties have been chosen, this is a backup plan if one doesn’t produce properly
• For example with the two different varities of cabbage, one can be picked as spring greens (Frostie) until the other forms cabbage heads.(Greyhound)
• The vegetable choices are the majority of what we normally eat from the supermarket with a few interesting new veg thrown in like Kale, Chard and Leaf Beat, which I have never eaten before.

—— Back To Top of Page

Plot Plan Positions.

—— Back To Top of Page