Sowing and Growing Plan

03/12/2018Sean Barker

You can grow almost anything in a Polytunnel and planning is very important. From this handy chart – taken from “How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel All Year Round” you can work out the best time to start sowing and growing and help determine when different plants and ready for harvest.

Seasonal Crop Planner

Crop	Sow	Harvest
Aubergine	Feb-March	June-Nov
Broad Beans	Oct-Feb	May-June
French Beans	April	June-Nov
Beetroot	July-Aug	Oct-March
Broccoli, Sprouting	March-May & Aug Sept	March-July
Cabbage	Feb-Nov	All Year
Carrot	Feb-Aug	All Year
Cauliflower	Feb-Sept	All Year
Celeric	Feb-March	Sept-April
Celery	Feb-March	June-April
Chard Swiss/rainbow	Feb-April	All Year
Coriander	All Year	All Year
Courgette	April-May	June-Nov
Cucumber	April-May	June-Nov
Fennel	March-July	July-Dec
Garlic	Feb & Nov	June
Kohl rabi	Feb-Oct	All Year
Lettuce	Feb-Sept	All Year
Melon	April-May	Aug-Sept
Onion, bulb	July-Aug	May-July
Onion, spring	Feb-Oct	All Year
Pak choi	Jan & June-Aug	Sept-March & May-July
Peas	Jan-Feb & Aug-Sept	Apr-June
Pepper	Feb	July-Dec
Potato	Feb & Sept	April-Dec
Radish	Feb-Oct	All Year
Rocket	Feb-Sept	All Year
Spinach	Feb-May & Aug-Sept	All Year
Strawberry	Feb-April & July-Sept	Feb-Nov
Sweetcorn	April-May	July-Spet
Sweet Potato	Feb & Aug	Sept-Oct
Tomato	Feb-March	June-Nov
Turnip	Feb & July-Aug	Nov-May

Produced exclusively for First Tunnels by Andy McKee and Mark Gatter – the best-selling authors of ‘How to grow food in your Polytunnel’ and ‘The Polytunnel Handbook’. See First Tunnels website for FREE downloadable Growing Guides which will take you through a whole 12 months of activity in your polytunnel. What you should be doing, what to look out for, maintenance and ideas to maximise your crops, PLUS… what to plant, pick and enjoy!