The Planting Plan 2011
Potatoes
Chitted from 6th March until planting.
Planted on 2nd April.
Onions
Planted on 27th March.
Interplanted with salad onions 'Ishikuro' sown on 2nd May: didn't germinate.
Beans
Sown on 27th March.
Peas
Sown on 27th March.
Sown on 19th April.
Runner Beans
Sown on 19th April.
Carrots
Sown on 19th April: 2" apart, in rows 6" apart.
Beetroot
Planted out on 2nd May: 3" apart, in rows 9" apart.
Leeks 'Prizetaker'
Planted out on 2nd May.
Interplanted with salad onions 'Ishikuro' sown on 2nd May.
Celeriac 'Monarch'
Planted out on 2nd May: 10" x 10".
Cauliflowers 'All the Year Round'
Planted out on 2nd May: 3 per row, 15" between rows.
Harvested from 7th August.
Brussels Sprouts
Planted out on 2nd May: thinned to 4 per row, 18" between rows.
Interplanted with spinach planted out on 2nd May.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Planted out on 2nd May.
Interplanted with scarlet kale planted out on 2nd May.
Courgettes, Pumpkins, & Gourds
Planted out on 30th May.
Second-Crop Potatoes
Planted out 10-24 July.
Turnips 'Golden Ball'
Sown 14th August (6" apart, rows 12" apart).
Spring Cabbage 'Frostie' F1
Sown 14th August (3" apart, rows 6" apart).
- Rocket x20: lifted 22nd June to 24th July.
- Lady Christl x20
- Juliette x20: lifted 7th August.
- Nicola x20: lifted 7th August.
- Golden Wonder x20
- Druid x20
Chitted from 6th March until planting.
Planted on 2nd April.
Onions
- New Fen Globe x240
- Hyred x120
- Autumn Gold x120
Planted on 27th March.
Interplanted with salad onions 'Ishikuro' sown on 2nd May: didn't germinate.
Beans
Sown on 27th March.
Peas
Sown on 27th March.
Sown on 19th April.
Runner Beans
Sown on 19th April.
Carrots
Sown on 19th April: 2" apart, in rows 6" apart.
Beetroot
Planted out on 2nd May: 3" apart, in rows 9" apart.
Leeks 'Prizetaker'
Planted out on 2nd May.
Interplanted with salad onions 'Ishikuro' sown on 2nd May.
Celeriac 'Monarch'
Planted out on 2nd May: 10" x 10".
Cauliflowers 'All the Year Round'
Planted out on 2nd May: 3 per row, 15" between rows.
Harvested from 7th August.
Brussels Sprouts
Planted out on 2nd May: thinned to 4 per row, 18" between rows.
Interplanted with spinach planted out on 2nd May.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Planted out on 2nd May.
Interplanted with scarlet kale planted out on 2nd May.
Courgettes, Pumpkins, & Gourds
Planted out on 30th May.
Second-Crop Potatoes
- 20x Orla
- 20x Vivaldi
Planted out 10-24 July.
Turnips 'Golden Ball'
Sown 14th August (6" apart, rows 12" apart).
Spring Cabbage 'Frostie' F1
Sown 14th August (3" apart, rows 6" apart).