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Midlandbrewers 2017 Planting Planner
« on: January 14, 2017, 20:00 »
Hi All!
Im after a lot of advice today.... I may have bitten off more than I can chew!
Im trying to plan out my year of growing so decided to go through my seed draw (so far, im pretty sure theres more in the post!!!!!!) and have decided to type up a planting 'cheat sheet' so I can keep track of things......
The only thing is ive lost alot of the original packs and growing instructions.....
If anyone could take a look at the attached file and maybe shed some light on the missing fields and maybe sensor check what ive already done id be incredably greatful!

The new 3 x 6 meter Polytunnel should be arriving in 2 weeks and I would like to have 'a plan' of some sort for this year by the time its up!

Thank you for anyone who can shed some light on my problem.

Free fruit/veg and homebrew will be available if your ever in the area :D

NB: I cant attached Excel files :(

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Re: Midlandbrewers 2017 Planting Planner
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2017, 20:05 »
Plant    Variety          Sow In Trays    Sow Outdoors/PT   Harvest   Additional Comment
Bean 'Borlotti'   Supremo   April-March   March-June   June-September   
Bean 'French Climbing'   Blue Lake            
Bean 'Yard'   Un Metro Ramp            
Beetroot   Detroit      April-July   July-October   
Beetroot   Cylindra      April-July   July-October   
Beetroot   Detroit 2      April-July   July-October   
Beetroot   Boltardy            
Broccoli   Sprouting Early Purple      March-May   February-May   
Cabbage   Heart      March-June   June-October   
Cabbage   Greyhound      March-May   June-September   
Carrot   Early Nantes            
Cauliflower   All Year Round      January-October   Junee-October   
Celery   Lathom Self Blanching   February-March   When large enough   August   
Courgette   Black Beauty   March-April   April-June   July-October   
Cucumber   Early Spring Burpless            
Cucumber   La Diva            
Hops   Humulus Lupulus            
Kiwi   Actinidia Chinensis            
Marrow   Green Bush 4   April-May   When large enough   April-May   
Melon   Honeydew            
Melon   Sugar Baby            
Pepper   Sweet Ingrid   February-April   When large enough   July-October   
Pepper   California Wonder   February-April   May-June   July-October   
Potatoes   Swift      March-May   July-August   
Potatoes   Kestrel      March-May   July-August   
Pumpkin   Rouge vif d'Etampes   April-June   May-June   August-November   
Pumpkin   New England Pie   April-June   May-June   August-November   
Pumpkin   Asian Curry            
Pumpkin   Tom Fox            
Radish   Cherry Belle      Febuary-September   April-October   
Radish   Sparkler 3      Febuary-September   April-October   
Rocket   Wild      March-September   April-October   
Squash   Crown Prince            
Squash   Waltham Butternut            
Squash   Sweet Dumpling            
Strawberrys   Alpine   07/01/2017   When large enough      
Strawberrys   Fragaria Vesca   March-June   When large enough   June- November   
Tomato   Moneymaker            
Tomato   Gigantomo            
Tomato   Black Cherry            
Tomato   Balconi Yellow   February-March   When large enough      





It looks terrible in raw txt format.......... if anyone could take a look I can email the file.....
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Re: Midlandbrewers 2017 Planting Planner
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2017, 09:23 »
For advice on growing lots of types of veg we have a library of info here courtesy of John  :)

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/

I don't know if this will help. but I just have a notebook and I use a separate page for each type of seed, so I have a page for beans and peas, 1 for all greens and cabbage, 1 for pumpkins, squashes and courgettes and so on.  I keep a page for odds and sods that don't fit into the other sections and lump them together.

For a lot of seeds, the sowing times are around the same e.g. your tomatoes, your summer beans.  The rest you can note the sow times per type.

For space planning, start with the ones that are there a while and work down.  It may be easier to allocate small blocks out in the tunnel, rather than rows, so you make the most of the space.

You could also have some standby seedlings on the go for space filling.  Beetroot can be sown over a long season, so you could fit a group of say 6 modules (sow 3/4 seeds per module and plant out as a clump) into the gaps. 

Don't use the whole packet of seed and just grow a bit of each.  That way you can try lots of things. see what you like and what grows for you.  Also take account of the long season croppers.  For big producers like the courgettes, 2 plants should be plenty as they just keep coming.  Obviously 1 cabbage seedling is 1 cabbage, so what you sow is what you get.

Don't be overwhelmed by it all.  The worst that will happen is that you have a few too many seedlings and have to chuck them in the compost   :)
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Re: Midlandbrewers 2017 Planting Planner
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2017, 11:28 »
The sowing & harvest chart can be found here, for you to print off if you like

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable-sowing-harvest-chart/
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Re: Midlandbrewers 2017 Planting Planner
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2017, 13:24 »
Quote from: mumofstig on January 15, 2017, 11:28
The sowing & harvest chart can be found here, for you to print off if you like

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable-sowing-harvest-chart/

I print this off and write the varieties I am intending to sow on it, even though with some like tomatoes I end up with the written sideways up the margin lol. I cross through anything I am not growing but in pencil as sometimes they creep back in. Anything "extra" gets written at the bottom. Helps me organise my brain to sort into family sections in my notebook, which is where I record how well the crops have gone, problems, solutions or things to bear in mind the following year. Works for me (thanks for the list John!)
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Re: Midlandbrewers 2017 Planting Planner
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2017, 21:39 »
Thanks for all the advice :)
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