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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MangetoutStart under cover in cool conditions or sow directlyFebruary–March
February–MarchStart under cover in cool, bright conditions; move to a suitable sheltered position after emergence.
- Germination and temperature
- A cool, bright growing space suits better than a hot loft. Do not sow in waterlogged, cold soil.
- After emergence
- Give seedlings light immediately after emergence. A dark loft needs suitable grow lights; warmth alone is insufficient. Ventilate and keep the compost moist without saturating it.
- Pricking out and potting on
- Use deep modules, pots or a seed gutter. Plant out with the whole root ball; do not pull the roots apart.
- Hardening off and planting out
- Gradually acclimatise indoor-raised plants to sun, wind and outdoor temperatures; shelter them again on cold nights. Plant out sturdy young plants once the soil is workable. Install pea sticks or a frame in good time.
Choose a suitable early or later cultivar. Avoid prolonged warm indoor propagation.
Sources and use
RHS · erwten en peulen ↗Britse teeltrichtlijn voor een gematigd klimaat; de genoemde perioden zijn richtlijnen voor Nederland en Vlaanderen.
Feggies · Rijspeul (-erwt) Heraut zaden ↗Nederlandse producent of teeltbron; de rasinstructie blijft leidend.
Feggies · Spring Blush Peulen Biologisch ↗Nederlandse producent of teeltbron; de rasinstructie blijft leidend.
Guideline periods for the Netherlands and Flanders. Check the variety, available light, soil and measured temperatures. Greenhouse heating does not guarantee enough winter light.