Grow vegetables from seeds
Parsnips to Radishes

• Broad Beans to Brussels Sprouts
• Cabbages to Cucumber
• Leeks to Marrow
• Onions
• Parsnips to Radishes
  • Parsnips
  • Peas
  • Potatoes
  • Pumpkin
  • Radishes
    
• Spinach to Turnips

This is a very rough guide to growing Parsnip, Pea, Potato, Pumpkin and Radish from seeds in the UK, but even within the UK, the climate varies, so due allowance must be made for local conditions.

As well as variations in climate, there are also numerous different named varieties of the different vegetables - always read the seed packet for detailed guidance for particular varieties.

When sowing seeds, always mark the line of seeds to show the position and label the rows so that when the seedlings come up, you know what they are.

Terms used below:

Drill - a shallow depression into the bottom of which seed is sown - normally formed by pulling a hoe or a gardening trowel (backwards) through the surface of a prepared bed. Drills are used where the planting depth is relatively shallow and seeds are planted close together. Once the seeds have been sown, they are covered by pulling a hoe over the surface of the bed to fill the drills.

Seed bed - a specific area of the garden where seeds are sown for germination and later the seedlings are 'planted out' to other areas. The area is normally level and with a fine soil, this helps the young plants to grow and makes it easy to lift the plants for planting out.

• Hardening off young plants
• Pricking out