Life @ Longfield 2006 Planting Plan Veg plot 1

Vegetable Planting Plan 2006

Planning my vegetable plot has proved more difficult than I thought and things are still changing as I progress. However, here's the plan, with theoretical details in grey and actual details in blue.

GARDEN	Where	Planted	Germinated	Harvest From	To	Notes
Rhubarb				30 Apr	23 Oct
Salad leaves	1	Mar-Jly 2 Apr	4 May	May 20 June	Sep 11 Sep
Radish	2	Mar-Jun 2 Apr	14 Apr, thinned out	Mid May 9 May	Sep 1 June
Spring onion	3	2 Apr	failed	6-8 wks Mid May?	-
Cress	4	Mar-Aug 2 Apr	1 May	Jly 1 June	Feb 18 July	American or Land. Winter hardy if cloched
White radish	5	Feb-Sep 2 Apr	7-14 days 16 Apr	5-6 wks 9 May	Oct 1 June	Long white icicle
Beetroot	6	Mar-Jly 2 Apr	26 Apr	Jun 12 June	Oct 12 June	Red Ace F1 hybrid
Peas		Mar-May 17 Apr	4-9 May (10)	May 9 July	Aug 19 July	Feltham First
Broad beans		Mar-May 18 Apr	10-14 days 4-9 May (17)	Jun 23 June	Aug 19 July	Bunyards Exhibition 2 rows, nine seeds each
Courgette		Apr-May 19 Apr		Jly 19 June	Sep 20 Sep	Transplants from potting shed, one Black Beauty, one chick
Broccoli		Mar-Jun 20 Apr		Jun 21 Jan 07	Dec 26 Mar 07	Summer purple sprouting
Calabrese		20 Apr
Polycress	7	28 Apr	6 May	in 25 days Apr 25 May	Oct 23 June
Brussel sprout	3 rows	Mar-May 2 May	12 May	Oct 11 Jan 07	Jan 26 Mar 07	Falstaff and Red Bull
Leek	3 rows	Mar-Apr 2 May	15 May	Sep Nov 23 June	Dec Mar 14 May 07	King Richard Musselburgh baby leek harvest 23&28/6
Parsnip		Feb-May 11 May	14-32 days	Oct 25 Mar 07	Feb 25 Mar 07	Tender and true, interspersed with red radish
Radish		Mar-Jun 11 May	21 May	Mid May 20 June	Sep 26 June	Interspersed with parsnip
Carrot		Mar-Aug 11 May	28 May	Jun 14 Sep	Dec 25 Mar 07	Autumn King 2, next to celeriac
Onion		Mar-Apr 11 May	failed	Aug	-	Organic Hystar F1 hybrid
Raab		Mar-Aug 11 May	16 May	in 60 days 11 June	29 June	Cima di Rapa
Kale		Apr-May 12 May	28 May then failed	Jan 5 Mar 07	Apr 10 Apr 07	Frosty F1 hybrid
Cauliflower		Apr-May 12 May (15)	21 May (7) then failed	Jly	Oct -	Mini Clarke F1 hybrid
Turnip		Spring-mid Summer 12 May (7)	20 May (5)	12 July	22 July	Snowball
Courgette		Apr-May 24 May		Jly 25 June	Sep 19 Oct	Black Beauty transplant from potting shed
Courgette	Outside 2nd bedroom	Apr-May 24 May		Jly 25 June	Sep 2 Sep	Chick seedling transplant from potting shed
Dwarf Bean		Apr-Jul 28 May		28 June	24 Oct	Prince - 4 transplants from potting shed
Haricot Bean		Apr-Jun 28 May		Jun 28 June	Aug 12 Sep	Efequince - 4 transplants from potting shed
Courgette		Apr-May 28 May		Jly	Sep 30 Oct	Chick seedling transplant from potting shed
Courgette	Outside bedroom	Apr-May 28 May		Jly	Sep 16 Sep	Black Beauty transplant from potting shed
Swiss chard	2 & 3	Mar-Aug 7 June		13 July	12 May 07	Rainbow - 5 transplants from potting shed
Tomato	5 & 8	8 June		Jly 31 July	Oct 24 Sep	Garden pearl - 3 transplants from potting shed
Kale		Apr-May 11 June	16 June	Jan	Apr	Frosty F1 hybrid
Runner bean		May-early Jly 22 June	4-6 Jly (3)	Jly 12 Sep	Oct 16 Oct	Wisley Magic - 5 stations, Dwarf Hestia - 1 station
Raab		Mar-Aug 30 June	3 July	in 60 days failed - too hot?	-	Cima di Rapa
Runner bean		May-early Jly 1 July	9-10 Jly (6)	Jly 7 Sep	Oct 21 Oct	Wisley Magic, 4 station wigwam
Gherkin	6	22 July		removed 12 Oct	planted too late	West indian, 2 transplants from potting shed
Gherkin	7	22 July		failed - eaten?	-	West indian, 2 transplants from potting shed
Polycress	7	28 July	31 July	in 25 days Apr 11 Sep	Oct 16 Sep
Radish		Mar-Jun 28 July	1 Aug	Mid May	Sep
Cress	1	Mar-Aug 28 July	12 Aug	Jly	Feb	American or Land.
Raab		Mar-Aug 28 July	31 July then failed	in 60 days		Cima di Rapa
Chives		Mar-Jun 28 July	7-21 days failed		-
Courgette		Apr-May 27 July		Jly 2 Sep	Sep 30 Oct	Chick seedling transplant from pot C6
Carrot		Mar-Jun 1 Aug		Jly	Dec	Parmex
Kohl rabi		Apr-Aug 2 Aug	8 Aug	Jun	Oct	Logo
Beetroot		Mar-Jly 2 Aug	8 Aug	Jun	Dec	Boltardy, 12 weeks from sowing to cropping
Turnip		Spring-mid Summer 2 Aug	8 Aug			Snowball
Potato	9 tubers	7 Sep		Dec 5 Jan 07	5 Jan 07	Carlingford

POTTING SHED	How many	Planted	Germinated	Harvest From	To	Notes
Tomato	Broadcast in 5x4" mushroom tray	Mar-Apr 25 Mar	5-12 Apr (17)	Jly 18 July	Oct 13 Dec	Garden Pearl. 21/4 potted up 17
Broccoli	Broadcast in 5x4" mushroom tray	Mar-Jun 25 Mar	1 Apr (18)	Jun	Dec	Summer purple sprouting
Broad Bean	12 in six 2" modules	Feb-Apr 25 Mar	4-7 Apr (12)	Jun	Jly	Bunyards Exhibition
Dwarf Bean	4 in 3" pots	Apr-Jul 25 Mar	5-8 Apr (3)			Prince
Haricot Bean	3 in 3" pots	Apr-Jun 25 Mar	5-7 Apr (3)	Jun	Aug	Efequince
Sweetcorn	4 in 3" pots	Apr-Jun 25 Mar	1 Apr (4)	Jly 1 Aug	Sep 23 Aug	Jubilee
Sweetcorn	6 in 3" pots	Mar-May 25 Mar	1 Apr (5)	late Aug 1 Aug	23 Aug	Incredible
Sweetcorn	6 in 3" pots	Mar-May 25 Mar	1-4 Apr (6)	late Aug 3 Aug	23 Aug	Minipop
Red Pepper	5 in 1" modules	Feb-Apr 25 Mar	5-12 Apr (7)	Jly 14 Aug	Oct 5 Jan 07	21/4 potted up 3. 25/4 potted up 2
Red Pepper	5 in 1" modules	Feb-Apr 25 Mar	5-12 Apr (12)	Jly 23 Sep	Oct 21 Jan 07	chick seeds. 21/4 potted up 8. 25/4 potted up 8
Courgette	5 in 1" modules	Apr-May 25 Mar	4-7 Apr (4)	Jly	Sep	Black Beauty
Courgette	5 in 1" modules	Apr-May 25 Mar	3-7 Apr (4)	Jly	Sep	chick seeds
Lavatera	Broadcast in two 5x4" mushroom tray	25 Mar	1 Apr (10)
Nasturtium		8 Apr	19 Apr	25 May		Dwarf compact mixed
Dwarf Bean	2 in 3" peat pots	Apr-Jul 25 Apr	4 May (2)			Prince
Haricot Bean	2 in 3" peat pots	Apr-Jun 25 Apr	4-9 May (2)	Jun	Aug	Efequince
Sweetcorn	5 in 3" peat pots	Apr-Jun 25 Apr	2 May (4)	Jly	Sep	Jubilee
Sweetcorn	3 in 3" peat pots	Mar-May 25 Apr	2 May (2)	late Aug		Incredible
Sweetcorn	2 in 3" peat pots	Mar-May 25 Apr	2-9 May (2)	late Aug		Minipop
Peas	3 in one 4" pot	Mar-May 25 Apr	4 May (2)	May	Aug	Feltham First

	Sow 'n' grow propagator
Cauliflower	6	Apr-May 12 Apr	16 Apr (6) 21/4 potted up 2/5 planted out 6/5 lost in heavy rain	Jly	Oct	Mini Clarke F1 Hybrid
Brussel Sprout	4	Mar-May 12 Apr	Failed	Nov	Jan	Falstaff
Brussel Sprout	4	Mar-Apr 12 Apr	24-30 Apr (2) 2/5 planted out	Oct	Dec	Red Bull
Golden Berry	4	Feb-Mar 12 Apr	23 Apr (2)	Aug 25 July	Oct 1 Oct	Pineapple (Cape Gooseberry)
Aubergine	2	Feb-May 12 Apr	21-23 Apr (2)	Jly 1 Sep	Oct 8 Sep	Baby Rosanna F1 Hybrid. Potted on 30 Apr
Gherkin	2	Mar-Jun 12 Apr	failed	Jun	Oct	Diamant F1 Hybrid
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Leek	10 in 5 grow tubes	Mar-Apr 12 Apr	20-23 Apr (10)	Sep	Dec	King Richard
Parsnip	5 grow tubes	Feb-May 12 Apr	14-32 days	Oct	Feb	Tender and True
Swiss chard	6 in 3" pots	Mar-Aug 17 Apr	24-26 Apr (5)	60 days 13 July		Rainbow
Celeriac	2 x 4" pots	4 May	15-17 May	11 Sep	1 Jan 07	Alabaster 3
Asparagus pea	12 in six 2" modules	4 May	11-20 May (8)	21 Aug	29 Aug	7 planted out 16 June
Gherkin	2 in 3" pots	4 May	11 May (1)	11 July	29 Sep	Diamant F1 Hybrid, one potted up & put outside on 10 June
Aubergine	8 in two 3" pots	4 May	12-16 May (8)	big plants but failed to develop fruit		Red Egg
Onion	3 in 3" pot	Mar-Apr 11 May	25 May (1)	Aug		Organic Hystar F1 hybrid
Kale	4 in 3" pot	12 May	16-20 May (4)			Frosty F1 hybrid, planted out 11 June
Asparagus pea	6 in six 2" modules	29 May	failed
Gherkin	2 in 3" pots	29 May	5 June (2)	16 July	29 Sep	Diamant F1 Hybrid
Gherkin	4 in 2" pots	22 June	27 June (4)			West Indian
Melothrie	4 in 2" pots	22 June	failed			Salad/pickling cucurbit

CONTAINERS	No. in pot	Planted	Germinated	Harvest From	To	Notes
Gooseberry	1	2005		5 June	13 July
Blueberry (B1)	1	2005		20 July	-	most eaten by the birds
Blueberry (B2)	1	2005		20 July	-	most eaten by the birds
Strawberry		2005		13 June	28 June	Two troughs
Potato (P1)	4	23 Mar		25 July	25 July	First early "Anais", earthed up 20 May and again 11 June
Potato (P2)	4	23 Mar		25 July	25 July	First early "Anais", earthed up 20 May and again 11 June
Shallot (P3)	3	23 Mar	30 Mar-4 Apr (3)	28 July	28 July	"Red Sun". Started in greenhouse
Onion (P4)	3	23 Mar	4-9 Apr (3)	28 July	28 July	Dutch "Sturon". Started in greenhouse
Carrot (C1)	26	Mar-Jun 2 Apr	15 Apr (25)	Jly 16 June	Dec 16 June	Parmex. Started in greenhouse
Turnip (T1)	12	2 Apr	11-14 Apr (12 thinned out)	14 July	22 July	Snowball. Started in greenhouse
Carrot (C2)	18	Mar-Jun 22 Apr		Jly 22 June	Dec 25 June	Parmex. Transplanted from pot C1, started in greenhouse
Carrot (C3)	14	Mar-Jun 26 Apr		Jly 14 July	Dec 14 July	Parmex. Transplanted from pot C1, started in greenhouse
Beetroot (B3)	16	Mar-Jly 26 Apr	10 May (16)	Jun failed	Oct -	Red Ace F1 hybrid
Mint		Feb-Apr 30 Apr	7-16 days 25 May	Jly	Sep	2 pots started in greenhouse
Cauliflower (MC1)	7 (4)	Apr-May 10 May	15-18 May (6)	Jly 6 Aug	Oct 6 Aug	Mini Clarke F1 hybrid, started in greenhouse, thinned to 4 on 24 May
Dill		Mar-May 10 May	7-14 days 22 May	Jly	Oct	large pot started in greenhouse
Mint		Feb-Apr 10 May	7-16 days 23 May	Jly	Sep	large pot started in potting shed
Courgette (C4)	1	12 May		19 June	23 Aug	Black Beauty, transplant from potting shed
Cauliflower (MC2)	1	Apr-May 24 May	failed	Jly	Oct -	Mini Clarke F1 hybrid, transplanted from MC1
Cauliflower (MC3)	1	Apr-May 24 May	failed	Jly	Oct -	Mini Clarke F1 hybrid, transplanted from MC1
Courgette (C5)	1	25 May		16 June	21 Aug	Chick seedling, transplant from potting shed
Dwarf Bean (B4)	1	29 May		28 June	4 Sep	Prince, transplant from potting shed
Haricot Bean (B5)	1	29 May		Jun 28 June	Aug 13 Sep	Efequince, transplant from potting shed
Sweetcorn (M1)	1	31 May	failed to mature successfully		-	Minipop, transplant from potting shed
Sweetcorn (M2)	1	31 May	failed to mature successfully		-	Minipop, transplant from potting shed
Swiss chard	5 in square pot	Mar-Aug 11 June		60 days		Rainbow
Swiss chard	4 in 8" pot	Mar-Aug 11 June		60 days		Rainbow, planted out 23 Aug
White radish (W1)	18	Feb-Sep 12 June	7-14 days	5-6 wks 18 July	Oct 18 July	Long white icicle
Courgette (C6)	3	30 June	6 July (3)	failed to produce	-	Chick seeds
Courgette (C7)	3	30 June	9-11 July (3)	9 Sep	9 Sep	Black Beauty
Courgette (C8)	1	14 July		failed to produce	-	Chick seedling, transplanted from pot C6
Carrot (C1)	22	Mar-Jun 22 June	29 June	Jly 17 Sep	Dec 23 Sep	Parmex. Trough C1 resown.
Saladisi		22 June	27 June	6-8 wks 24 July	16 Sep
Carrot (C2)	16	Mar-Jun 30 June	8 July	Jly 10 Oct	Dec 24 Dec	Parmex. Pot C2 resown. Thinned 1/8
Carrot (C3)	18	Mar-Jun 1 Aug	10 Aug	Jly 24 Dec	5 Jan 07	Parmex. Pot C3 resown.
Kohl rabi (K1)	17	Apr-Aug 2 Aug	8 Aug	Jun	Oct	Logo
Potato (P5)	3 in front of barn	7 Sep	16 Sep (2)	Dec 5 Jan 07	5 Jan 07	Carlingford
Potato (P6)	3 in front of barn	7 Sep	19 Sep (1)	Dec 5 Jan 07	5 Jan 07	Carlingford
Potato (P7)	3 in front of barn	7 Sep	20 Sep (1)	Dec 5 Jan 07	5 Jan 07	Carlingford
Potato (P8)	4	7 Sep	24 Sep (1)	Dec 5 Jan 07	5 Jan 07	Carlingford
Potato (P9)	4	7 Sep	21 Sep (1)	Dec 5 Jan 07	5 Jan 07	Carlingford

HEATED PROPAGATOR
Tomato	6	20 Apr	28 Apr-4 May (6)	28 Aug	12 Oct	Snow White
Tomato	6	20 Apr	28 Apr (6)	1 Sep	12 Oct	Orange Banana
Golden Berry	2	Feb-Mar 20 Apr	28 Apr (2)	Aug 25 July	Oct 24 Sep	Pineapple (Cape Gooseberry)
Chilli	4	20 Apr	28 Apr-4 May (4)	8 Sep	23 Oct	Bolivian
Tomato	12	21 Apr	28 Apr-4 May (9)	4 Sep	12 Oct	Brandywine
Aubergine	2	21 Apr	4 May (2)			Baby Rosanna F1 Hybrid
Golden Berry	10	Feb-Mar 21 Apr	28 Apr-4 May (7)	Aug	Oct	Pineapple (Cape Gooseberry)