Seed Production Timetable

 

Contracts

Negotiated

Minimum

Acres

Avg. Yield

Lbs./Ac.

 

Crops Transplanted

Hybrid Cabbage

April 1

3

Varies

Burdock

Feb. 1

5

1000

 

Direct Seeded Biennial Crops

Carrot Hybrid

June 1

5

 

250

Carrot OP

June 1

10

 

800

Parsley

June 1

10

 

800

Cabbage OP

June 1

10

 

1200

Kale

June 1

10

 

1200

Collards

June 1

10

 

1200

Turnip/Swede

June 1

10

 

2500

Swiss Chard

June 1

10

 

1000

Bulbing Onions

April 1

10

 

600

Bunch. Onions

April 1

10

 

600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Seeded Annual Crops

Radish Daikon

Feb. 15

10

 

1000

Radish Red

Feb. 15

10

 

1000

Chinese Cab. OP

Feb. 15

10

 

1500

Chinese Cab. Hyb.

Feb. 15

5

 

Varies

Mustard

Feb. 15

10

 

1200

Spinach

Feb. 15

10

 

1400

Dill

Feb. 15

10

 

800

Coriander

Feb. 15

10

 

1400

Chrysanthemum

Feb. 15

10

 

1100

Peas

Feb. 15

10

 

2500

Beans

Feb. 15

10

 

2000

Greenhouse

Sowing

 

Transplant

Direct

Sowing

 

Bolting

Seed

Harvest

 

 

July

August

n/a

Mar./Apr.

July/Aug.

April

         June

n/a

May

Sept.

 

 

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

Aug.

May

August

n/a

n/a

July

May

August

n/a

n/a

July

May

August

 

 

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

n/a

n/a

Mar./Apr.

June

August

 

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