Grow your own food! But be patient – this is how long it will take. The chart looks at how long you can expect to wait for your vegetables to grow from seed. These are estimated times – climate, soil conditions, water supply, different cultivars, farming methods can all give different results.
There’s no time like the present to start growing food, especially when you see how long it takes for veges to grow. The economy is going insane, nobody knows what’s going to happen… you need a little security in your life. Being able to grow food to feed your family is really the best security you can get. Then you know that if you lose your job, or the supermarkets run out, or your country goes bankrupt you can eat.
It’s a baseline to work from – you need to eat. If you grow your own food (or even just some of it) :
— it will save you money;
— it will give you mana, strength, self-worth;
— it will give you better health, keep you active, help you lose weight.
Table of growing times for common food plants
| 1 month |
2 months |
3 months |
4 months |
5 months |
6 months |
A really long time… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden cress Microgreens Radish Sprouts Wheatgrass |
Arugula/Rocket Beans Dill Kohlrabi Lettuce Okra Pak Choi Peas (75 days) Spinach Swede Turnip Watercress |
Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrot Chives Endive Gherkin Kale Kumara Leek Parsley Parsnip Potato (early) Radicchio Silver beet Soya bean Sweet corn Tomato |
Broad beans Broccoli Celery Cucumber Florence fennel Globe artichoke Melons Onion (bunching) Onion (pearl) Potato (main) Pumpkin Squash Daikon radish Salsify |
Capsicum Cauliflower Eggplant Onion (bulbing) Winter cress |
Aloe Vera Celeriac Garlic Jerusalem artichokes Shallots Yam |
Asparagus (5 years) Ginseng (4-9 years) Rhubarb (2 years) |
I could not agree with you more. In these times of uncertainty, a garden with fresh produce is a must for everyone. Thanks!
Hi forsythkid, thank you! I just really like the fact that when everything else is uncertain, you can go into your backyard and do something that has such positive impact. Feeding yourself is empowering!
This is a great chart. Thank you. It’s up there on my favourites with http://www.gardenate.com
Ooooooo – great link! Thanks!