Sowing starts here.
Discover what you can sow and plant now. Or find a vegetable and see how to give it a good start.
What can you sow now?
Ideas for the rest of november still to sow or plant.
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Guide periods for the Netherlands and Flanders. Check the variety, sufficient light and measured soil and air temperatures.What would you like to grow?
Find a vegetable or browse the species. See when you can start and which approach suits your propagation space.
A good start: warmth and light
Warm sowing can be done indoors or in a heated greenhouse. After germination, every seedling needs enough light. A dark attic needs grow lights. An unheated greenhouse can become very cold at night: measure the temperature and check the advice for your crop.
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SorrelPerennial growing: young plants, divisions or seedSpring for suitable planting stock; follow species and supplier
Spring for suitable planting stock; follow species and supplierPlant suitable stock, crowns or divisions in workable soil. This is not a general sowing route.
- Germination and temperature
- Germination requirements differ by species. Follow the packet; germination of Good King Henry can be slow and irregular.
- After emergence
- Give emerged plants light, prevent drying out and allow a healthy root ball to develop.
- Pricking out and potting on
- Prick out seedlings only when manageable. Plant bought stock or divisions with roots intact.
- Hardening off and planting out
- Gradually acclimatise indoor-raised plants to sun, wind and outdoor temperatures; shelter them again on cold nights. Choose a suitable permanent position. Plant asparagus crowns and rhubarb divisions according to their own planting guidance.
Not all perennial plants yield a harvest in their first year. Choose healthy planting stock for a predictable start; seedlings can vary.
Sources and use
RHS · asperge ↗Britse teeltrichtlijn voor een gematigd klimaat; de genoemde perioden zijn richtlijnen voor Nederland en Vlaanderen.
De Bolster · De Bolster — Zuring zaaien ↗Nederlandse producent of teeltbron; de rasinstructie blijft leidend.
Royal Horticultural Society · RHS — zuring kweken ↗Soort- of productgebonden bron; buitenlandse perioden zijn geen vaste Nederlandse zaaidatum.
Guideline periods for the Netherlands and Flanders. Check the variety, available light, soil and measured temperatures. Greenhouse heating does not guarantee enough winter light.