Tuesday 9 March 2021

Days from Seed Sowing to 1st Pick

 I have come across a book about gardening during the First World War and it had this chart in it, which I assume is more or less right today:


Approximate number of days from seed-sowing to first picking of crops. Variation is caused by temperature and character of variety—early, midseason, or late.



Approximate number of days from seed-sowing to first picking of crops. Variation is caused by temperature and character of variety—early, midseason, or late.

Beans (bush)45to65 days
Beans (pole)6080 
Beets6080 
Cabbage (early)95120 
Cabbage (late)100130 
Carrots75110 
Cauliflower100130 
Celery125150 
[5]Chard6080 
Corn (sweet)60100  
[5]Cucumber6080 
[5]Egg-plant125160 
Kale100120  
Kohlrabi6080  
Lettuce65100  
[5]Muskmelon115140 
[5]Okra90100 
[5]Onion (seed)130150 
[5]Onion (sets)90120 
   If “sets” are planted for use as bunch onions they are ready in about 40 days.
[5]Parsley90to100 days
Parsnips125150 
Peas4580 
[5]Peppers120150 
Potato (Irish)80140  
Potato (sweet)100130 
Pumpkin100130  
Radish2550 
Salsify125150  
Spinach3060 
[5]Spinach New Zealand6070 
[5]Squash (summer)6080 
Squash (winter)125130 
[5]Tomato100125 
Turnip6080 

[5]War Gardens
       A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers

Author: Montague Free

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