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)60”80 ”
Beets60”80 ”
Cabbage (early)95”120 ”
Cabbage (late)100”130 ”
Carrots75”110 ”
Cauliflower100”130 ”
Celery125”150 ”
[5]Chard60”80 ”
Corn (sweet)60”100  ”
[5]Cucumber60”80 ”
[5]Egg-plant125”160 ”
Kale100”120  ”
Kohlrabi60”80  ”
Lettuce65”100  ”
[5]Muskmelon115”140 ”
[5]Okra90”100 ”
[5]Onion (seed)130”150 ”
[5]Onion (sets)90”120 ”
   If “sets” are planted for use as bunch onions they are ready in about 40 days.
[5]Parsley90to100 days
Parsnips125”150 ”
Peas45”80 ”
[5]Peppers120”150 ”
Potato (Irish)80”140  ”
Potato (sweet)100”130 ”
Pumpkin100”130  ”
Radish25”50 ”
Salsify125”150  ”
Spinach30”60 ”
[5]Spinach New Zealand60”70 ”
[5]Squash (summer)60”80 ”
Squash (winter)125”130 ”
[5]Tomato100”125 ”
Turnip60”80 ”

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

Author: Montague Free

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