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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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Jerusalem artichokePlant tubersLate winter–spring
Late winter–springPlant healthy tubers when the soil is workable.
- Germination and temperature
- Plant tubers in workable, unfrozen soil; warm indoor propagation is unnecessary.
- After emergence
- Let tubers sprout in their permanent position and keep the soil suitably moist during drought.
- Pricking out and potting on
- Do not prick out: this is a tuber crop grown from planting stock.
- Hardening off and planting out
- Plant healthy tubers directly in the final position; tubers do not need hardening off.
Jerusalem artichoke can regrow from tubers left behind. Choose a suitable permanent spot.
Sources and use
RHS · aardappels ↗Britse teeltrichtlijn voor een gematigd klimaat; de genoemde perioden zijn richtlijnen voor Nederland en Vlaanderen.
Royal Horticultural Society · Aardpeer kweken ↗Soort- of productgebonden bron; buitenlandse perioden zijn geen vaste Nederlandse zaaidatum.
Velt · Aardpeer bewaren en verwerken ↗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.