| | Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Asparagus
Connover's Colosal
| 12 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | Compost, manure.
Shallow trench wide enough to spread the roots.
Space 30-40cm.
Buds 10cm below surface.
Space rows 90cm apart
Mulch
Harvest - planted 2nd year crowns in 2017 |
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Aubergine
Czech Early Aubergine
[greenhouse]
| 3 | 40cm | 35cm x 45cm | plant out after last frost or polytunnel or green house. Feed
Seedlings potted |
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Basil
Sweet Genovese
[greenhouse]
| 3 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | Seedlings potted |
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Basil
Sweet Genovese
| 2 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | Seedlings potted |
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Basil
| 2 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Beans (French)
Aquilon dwarf green french
| 11 | 20cm | 15cm x 30cm | PLant seeds direct in the growing site in late Apr-May.
Well manuered soil
Space bush 6-8 apart |
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Beetroot
Sanguina
| 8 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | Sow thinly in a well prepard soil bed from March-late June. Thin seedlings to 6" spacing. Pick once desired size. Twist off the leaves from harvested roots to prevent bleeding. |
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Beetroot
[greenhouse]
| 1 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Blackcurrant
| 1 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | PLANT!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Blueberry
| 2 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | PLANT!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Broccoli (Purple)
Early Purple Sprouting
| 9 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | |
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Calendula
| 4 | 30cm | 25cm x 60cm | Sown 19 March 2017 (old seeds) |
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Carrot
Rondo
| 20 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | |
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Carrot
Rainbow Mix
| 62 | 30cm | 5cm x 15cm | No MANURE. Sow direct in shallow drills and thin as the plants grow. Keep well watered and firm soil after thinning. |
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Cauliflower
All Year Round
| 6 | 50cm | 45cm x 45cm | Seedlings propegating |
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Celery
Redventure
| 13 | 20cm | 15cm x 15cm | Do not plant out too early - if temp falls below 10c for more than 12 hrs the baby plants are liable to bolt. Harden off once weather warms, plant out 8" apart in a block. Water generously to prevent stringyness
Propegating |
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Chamomile
| 5 | 30cm | 25cm x 40cm | |
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Chilli Pepper
Maruga Scorpion
[greenhouse]
| 1 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Chilli Pepper
Peter pepper
| 1 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Chilli Pepper
Bhut Jolokia
[greenhouse]
| 1 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Chilli Pepper
carolina reaper
[greenhouse]
| 1 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Chilli Pepper
[greenhouse]
| 2 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Chives
| 1 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Coriander
| 5 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Coriander
leaf selection
[greenhouse]
| 1 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Corn salad
| 5 | 15cm | 15cm x 15cm | |
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Courgette
Tondo di Piacenza
| 2 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | Harvest when ball sized.
Needs warmth to sprout. Germinate min 23oc. Sow Apr May in pots and keep warm. Grow under cover until 3 leaves. Plant out 3-4" apart.
Feed lots.
Fertile manuered soil.
Pick fruits regularly and small to keep fruiting - 3" or 6-7" |
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Cranberry
| 1 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | |
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Cucumber
Gergana
[greenhouse]
| 3 | 40cm | 40cm x 40cm | Trellis
Has big 30cm fruits.
Will grow out but do better in greenhouse
Seedlings potted |
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Dill
[greenhouse]
| 1 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Fennel (Herb)
Common
| 2 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | |
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Garlic
Early Purple Wight
| 91 | 15cm | 10cm x 25cm | PLant Nov-Feb
Space 15cm
When first 6 leaves turn yellow, Harvest and dry
Planted January 17 |
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Hazel
| 1 | 4.50m | 4.50m x 4.50m | Do we need this? |
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Kale
Red Russian
| 3 | 40cm | 35cm x 45cm | Sow thinly in April/May i a well prepared seed bed, thinning to 4" apart. Transplant to final position at about 6-8" tall, spacing 18" apar. Firm soil well around base.
Or starts in cell trays indoors to avoid flea beetle and pests. |
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Leek
Krypton
| 32 | 15cm | 15cm x 18cm | sow seeds individually indoors in module trays 1cm deep . Kepp moist. Shade from direct sunlight.
Plant out from May when 15cm tall. Climatise. Make holes with a dipper. 5cm wide x 15cm deep, trim root. Do not infill the hole and water. Mound up
Or sow outdoors 15cm apart from Feb |
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Lettuce (Loose Leaf)
Mixed
[cold-frame]
| 78 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | This is an incredible mix of lettices from salad breeders Frank & Karen - seeds from all their latest breeding projects. A huge diversity o colour and shape.
Lettuces can be sown from spring to autum (late sewings under fleece or in a cold frame) Sow thinly 8-10 inches apart. DO not like much heat. Or start seed in a tray and plant out this spacing. Take small sowings spaced by a fornight to avoid a glut. Non hearting lettuces can be picked continuously. May prefer to. May struggle to germinate in hot sun. |
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Lime
| 1 | 5.00m | 5.00m x 5.00m | |
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Lovage
| 3 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | |
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Marigold
| 20 | 20cm | 20cm x 20cm | |
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Marjoram
Sweet
| 1 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | Sown in trays or pots under glass. Plant out mid may. Germination can take 32 days. Cut in dry weather before flowering |
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Medlar
| 1 | 4.50m | 4.50m x 4.50m | |
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Melon
Red Star F1
| 1 | 90cm | 90cm x 90cm | |
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Mint
Peppermint
| 1 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Mint
| 1 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Nasturtium
| 10 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | |
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Nicotiana
Rustica
| 17 | 1.00m | 1.00m x 1.00m | Seedlings potted |
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Nigella
| 3 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | |
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Onion
Centurion F1 - SET
| 64 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | Planted 19 March 2017 |
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Oregano
[greenhouse]
| 3 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Oregano
| 1 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
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Parsley
| 1 | 15cm | 10cm x 25cm | |
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Parsley
Giant of Italy (Organic)
| 1 | 15cm | 10cm x 25cm | |
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Parsley
Italian Giant
| 1 | 30cm | 5cm x 5cm | Direct sow. Slow to germinate |
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Parsnip
White Gem
| 14 | 20cm | 20cm x 30cm | Well dug, stone free no manure
Sow thick in pre waters shallow rows and cover with soil. 40cm between rows. Thin to 15cm apart. Keep soil moist until established. |
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Pear (Dwarf)
| 1 | 2.50m | 2.50m x 2.50m | |
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Peas
Ceresa
| 12 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | Planted 19 March 2017 |
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Pepper
Kaibi Round No2
[greenhouse]
| 3 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | Incredible sweet pepper from the Antonov famly in Bulgaria. 80cm plants bearing lots of large fat rounded peppers. Ripens early to red. Very thick flesh and strong flavour.
peppers must be started early, ideally in a propagator. Sow under cover several weeks before the last front expected - late jan/early fed is ideal if you have aheated greenhouse, otherwise March. Requires warm soil to germinate.
Seedings potted |
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Petunia
| 1 | 30cm | 25cm x 35cm | |
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Plum (Dwarf)
Victoria Plum
| 1 | 3.50m | 3.50m x 3.50m | PLanted Feb 2017 |
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Potatoes (Early)
Charlotte
| 15 | 40cm | 30cm x 50cm | Chit
Space 20x75cm
12cm deep trench and cover.
Earth up as shoots appear until 15cm high mound |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
Cara
| 13 | 45cm | 35cm x 75cm | Chit
Space 30x70cm
12cm trench and cover.
Earth up as shoots appear until 15cm mound. |
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Radish
| 12 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Raspberry
| 1 | 70cm | 60cm x 90cm | |
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Rocket
Wild Rocket
| 7 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
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Sage
Salvia Officinalis
| 1 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | Keep removing flowers
Sow every 3-4 years as old plants become woody and lose their flavour. Planted 2007
Cut whole plant in September/October and dry in the shade |
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Sorrel
Blood Veined
| 1 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | Sow in the open from May an thin to 8cm, then again to 30cm.
Remove flowers |
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Spinach
Matador
| 5 | 30cm | 15cm x 30cm | Old seeds
Sow diret and thin to desired spacing. Sow at monthly intervals |
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Spinach (Perpetual)
| 2 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
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Strawberry
Elsanta
| 6 | 50cm | 45cm x 60cm | Planted
Use straw when fruiting |
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Sunflower
| 5 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | |
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Sweetcorn
Sundance F1
| 12 | 35cm | 30cm x 45cm | |
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Tarragon
| 1 | 40cm | 40cm x 50cm | Loves sun! Sow outside in late spring or under glass |
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Tomato (Regular)
Legend
| 2 | 50cm | 45cm x 60cm | Seedlings potted |
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