(a).Cabbage: VS209 F1

• It is an all year round crop
• Maturing at 75days
• Average head weight 5kg+
• Good tolerance to Cabbage yellows & Black rot
• Good field holding days 14 +
• Round flat head & Field uniformity
• Plant population 40-45,000 plants /ha (Spacing of 60cm between rows and 50 between plants)
• Yield per ha 60-120metric tones
• Seed requirements per ha 200g

(b).Tomato:Alambra F1

• Versatile farmer friendly variety for open & Tunnel cropping
• Vigorous plant
• Maturity 75-80 Days
• Thick fresh/Good shelf life 10-14 days
• Deep red round fruits 150-180g
• Presence of green in Candela
• Good disease package (TYLC, TMV, Fusariun wilt, blights, leaf mold & Nematodes)
• Plant height 1.7-8m open field and 3m in the tunnel
• Harvesting period is 6+ months tunnel and 3 months open field under good management
• Yield 90-140mt/ha
• Seed requirements per ha is 100g
• Plant population 17,000 plant per ha (Spacing 40cm between plants & 150m between rows)

(c).Candela F1

• Versatile variety
• Greenhouse and open field production
• Maturity 80-90 days
• Vigorous plant
• Round deep red round fruits 190-250g
• plant height 1.7.-8m open field & 3m in tunnel
• Good shelf life 10 days +
• harvesting period 3 months open field and 6months + in the green house under good management
• Firm fruits
• HR: TYLVC, TMV Bacterial wilt
• Yield 90-130 tn\ha
• Plant population 17,000 plant per ha (spacing 40cm between plants&150m between rows)
• Seed requirements per Ha 100g

4. Sweet Peppers: (a). Hercules F1-Red

• Green house & open field production
• Plant height 50-70cm
• Bush plant more leafy for fruit protection
• Blocky elongated fruit deep red 200-280g/fruit
• Average 8-10 fruits per plant
• Firm and thick fresh/Good shelf life
• Good disease resistance package TMV\CMV\PeMV
• Both open & greenhouse farming
• Yield per Ha 60-80 metric tons
• Early maturity 70-75 days
• Plant population 25,000 /Ha
• Seed requirements per Ha 20Packets by 1000 seed pack

(d).Solanor F1-yellow pepper

• Green house & open field production
• Plant height 80cm
• Maturity 80-90 days
• Average fruit weight 250-280g
• Bright yellow fruit Blocky elongated
• 8-10 fruits per Plant
• Good disease package TMV, CMV & PeMV
• Yield per Ha 60-80 metric Tons
• Firm thick fresh/Good shelf life
• Plant population 20,000 plants /Ha
• Seed requirements per Ha 20 Packets (1000 seed packs)

(e). Rape Rampart

• All year round crop
• Improved superior variety (Hobson)
• Maturity 30 days after transplanting
• Big tender taste leaves
• 4-6 months harvesting period
• Yield 8-15Tona/Ha
• Seed requirements 200g /Ha
• Plant population 80,000-100,000/Ha

(f). ONION-Regent F1

• Growing period March to July(Early August if late)
• Good disease resistance package (HR: Purple Blotch and Powderly mildew
• Round Globe yellow bulb
• Short day variety 90-100 days
• Good storability 4+ months
• Non Bolting variety
• Slim neck for easy curing\drying
• Seed requirements per Ha 4kg
• Plant population 600,000-1000, 000 plants \HA
• Yield 40-60 Tons\Ha

(h). SQUASH BUTTERNUT: ULTRAF1

• 80-90 days
• Fruit size 2-6kg
• Vigorous Plant
• Good leaf cover
• Dark orange interior
• Sweet taste
• For Short day production
• Yield 60-90 Tons/Ha
• Good disease tolerance
• Seed requirements per Ha 1.5-2kg/or 10 Sachets by 1000seed pack

(i). WATERMELON: KITO F1

• High yielder vigorous plant 100-140metric tones /Ha
• Maturity 75-90 days summer crop
• Deep red interior Fresh
• Excellent flavor
• Plant population 8000/Ha
• Spacing 2m by 60cm

Time of Planting	Crops
Winter	Broccoli,Cauliflower,Lettuce
All year Round	Tomato, Sweet pepper, Cabbage, Carrot, rape, Chinese & Spinach.
Summer	Butternuts,Cucumber,Eggplant,Sweetcorn,Okra,Finebeans, watermelon
Feb-Mar	Onion

CROP	INROW SPACING	INTERROW SPACING
Tomato	30cm(open field)	1,5-2m
	40cm(Tunnel)	1.5-2m
Sweet peppers	50cm	40cm
Eggplant	75cm	50cm
Cabbage	60cm	50cm for big heads
	50cm	50cm for small heads
Onion	8-11cm	15cm
Carrot	8-11cm	15cm
Rape, Spinach & Chinese	30cm	30cm
Butternuts	50cm	1.5cm
Watermelon	80cm	1.5cm
Cucumber	50cn	1.5cm
Green beans	8cm	20cm
Sweetcorn	25cm	75cm

CROP	DAYS TO MATURITY
Tomato	75-80days
Sweet pepper	80-90 days
Sweetcorn	90 days
Cabbage	75-80 days
Carrot	90-110 days
Okra	55-60 days
Onion	90-110 days
Butternuts	75-80 days
watermelon	80-90 days
Rape	21-30 days
Cucumber	55-60 days
Chinese Cabbage	35-40 days
Spinach	45-50 days

The following are the best management practices for vegetable growing:

• Regular weeding /ensuring cleanliness in the field
• Scouting for diseases and Pests
• Proper nutrition or fertilizer application
• Trellising or training in crops like tomato, cucumber and Sweet peppers
• Aeration
• Pest and Disease control
• Crop rotation
• Correct watering
• Soil health(amendments)

Different vegetables mature at different days, but the best time to harvest vegetables is when they are fully matured or when they have attained there physiological maturity.

Seeds	Number of seeds /HA
Cucumber	1kg
Tomato	200g/15-20,000
Pepper	200g/20,000 seeds
Onion	4-8kg
Eggplant	200g
Okra	8kg
Cabbage	200g
Rape	200g
Butternuts	1.5-2kg
Watermelon	3-5kg
Sweetcorn	8kg
Carrot	2kg
Lettuce	150g
Green beans	100kg
Spinach	200g
Chinese Cabbage	200g

The best answer to this question is planting frost tolerant, cool season crops that can withstand harsh cold weather e.g. broccoli, cabbage, Cauliflower, lettuce etc. But you can artificially increase temperature in winter by the use of heaters in the greenhouse or artificial lighting in the field that produces heat. Traditionally farmers would fence the edge of the garden to help keep plants off colds. The use of Products like Vapour guard can also help a great deal.

Determinate tomatoes are varieties that grow to a fixed mature size, ripen all their fruit in a short period (usually between 10-15days) and are “bush” tomatoes. Once this first flush of fruit has ripened, the plant will begin to diminish in vigour and will set little to no new fruit.

Indeterminate tomato varieties are vining plants that continue growing in length throughout the growing season, which is why they often are referred to as vining tomatoes. They continually set and ripen fruit through thire entire growing season and as a result, they give a slow and steady supply of tomatoes.

Crop	Varieties	Yield (t/ha)
Beans Green F1	Salima	12-15 t
Beetroot OPV	Dark Detroit red	25-40 t
Broccoli F1	Cigno	15 -20t
	Corato
	Formosa
Cabbage OPV	Copenhagen market	33000h
	Sugarloaf
Cabbage F1	Dixit	33 000h
	Majesty
	Vikima VS209
Carrot OPV	Kuroda	15-20 t
	Nantes
Cauliflower F1	Nevada	30-40 t
Cucumber Greenhouse F1	Dreamliner	400 000heads
Cucumber OPV	Ashley	8t
Eggplant OPV	Black beauty	15t
Lettuce OPV	Great Lakes	90000 heads
Okra OPV	Clemson spineless	10 t
Onion OPV	Red creole	5-10 t
	Texas grano
Pepper OPV	Carlifornia wonder	10-12t
Peppers F1	Hercules	45-90 t
	Red prime
	Solanor
	Sunshine
Rape OPV	English Giant	90-120 t
	Rampart
Spinach OPV	Fordhook	15-20 t
Squash butternut OPV	Waltham	20-25 t
Squash butternut F1	Avalon	70-90 t
	Prism
Tomato Indeterminate F1	Alambra	150-250t
	Candela
	Oasis
Tomato Greenhouse F1	Alambra	300-400t
	Candela
	Oasis
Tomato Determinate F1	Daisy	80-150 t
	Htx14
	Jackpot
	Pietrarossa
Tomato OPV	Tengeru 97	40-50t
Watermelon OPV	Crimson sweet	15 t
Watermelon F1	Kito	70-100 t
	Tajiri