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Thomas Hyll on when veggies ripen
Jul. 3rd, 2007 12:52 pmBeets: these appear to be white beets though there is some reference to red ones. He says it can be sown at any season.
Coleworts: sown in August-September for Winter and Lent Time; sow in October and transplant in December "to possesse the leaves in the sharp Winter, and the seeds in June and July and to mak them also grow as big tuft, as in the other seasons of the year, and as tender or rather tenderer, although not so delectable."-- basically, he says you can plant them any time. (p. 130-131)
Spinach: "this plant aptest for the Lent time (for that the same is oftner or more common used in that season" p. 137, but he suggests that it can be sown Dec-March for the summer as well. He also suggests cutting half the bed at one time, then the other half at another time, so as to be able to keep recutting it.
Calendula: Hyll says it bears flowers in Winter as well as Summer.
Scallions should be set in the fall, and plucked up before the flourishing of March violets (p. 166)
Saffron to be harvested in August (p. 168)
Navewes (long turnip-like roots) are to be gathered in November, and "to possesse them all the winter time, he must burie the rootes in sand lying in a seller, that he might not only eat of them in the Winter time, but all the Lent through." p 169.
Turnips and rapes, appears, ought to be gathered in October: "And to preserve the Rape or Turnup roots to serve the winter and Lent time, the owner may work after this manner, by washing first the roots, and these raw, bestow in ranks one upon another, and in each rank strew salt, fennel seeds and sauerie [savory], or onely cover them with salt, close couched, and on such wise letting these remain for eight days, powre so much fair water on them as will cover them, which done, let the vessel stand in some vault, or seller, to serve for the above said times, or longer if the owner will, if so be he fill up the vessell, when these lie bare and drie." p. 171.
Radishes (a long type) are to be sown in February and March; but they are better if sown in August and September for winter eating-- but in England, says Hyll, they will not abide the sharp Winter. p. 173
Parsnips and Carrots are sown in Dec-Feb to serve in Lent and spring time, but it is better to sow them at harvest time to eat them all through Lent. p. 177
If you plant or cucumbers in portable pots in early spring and bring them in at night and/or cover them, you can have cucumbers all summer. p. 182. For pickling recipes see p. 184.
Gourd preservation and Cucumber preservations are mentioned on p. 190-1991
Coleworts: sown in August-September for Winter and Lent Time; sow in October and transplant in December "to possesse the leaves in the sharp Winter, and the seeds in June and July and to mak them also grow as big tuft, as in the other seasons of the year, and as tender or rather tenderer, although not so delectable."-- basically, he says you can plant them any time. (p. 130-131)
Spinach: "this plant aptest for the Lent time (for that the same is oftner or more common used in that season" p. 137, but he suggests that it can be sown Dec-March for the summer as well. He also suggests cutting half the bed at one time, then the other half at another time, so as to be able to keep recutting it.
Calendula: Hyll says it bears flowers in Winter as well as Summer.
Scallions should be set in the fall, and plucked up before the flourishing of March violets (p. 166)
Saffron to be harvested in August (p. 168)
Navewes (long turnip-like roots) are to be gathered in November, and "to possesse them all the winter time, he must burie the rootes in sand lying in a seller, that he might not only eat of them in the Winter time, but all the Lent through." p 169.
Turnips and rapes, appears, ought to be gathered in October: "And to preserve the Rape or Turnup roots to serve the winter and Lent time, the owner may work after this manner, by washing first the roots, and these raw, bestow in ranks one upon another, and in each rank strew salt, fennel seeds and sauerie [savory], or onely cover them with salt, close couched, and on such wise letting these remain for eight days, powre so much fair water on them as will cover them, which done, let the vessel stand in some vault, or seller, to serve for the above said times, or longer if the owner will, if so be he fill up the vessell, when these lie bare and drie." p. 171.
Radishes (a long type) are to be sown in February and March; but they are better if sown in August and September for winter eating-- but in England, says Hyll, they will not abide the sharp Winter. p. 173
Parsnips and Carrots are sown in Dec-Feb to serve in Lent and spring time, but it is better to sow them at harvest time to eat them all through Lent. p. 177
If you plant or cucumbers in portable pots in early spring and bring them in at night and/or cover them, you can have cucumbers all summer. p. 182. For pickling recipes see p. 184.
Gourd preservation and Cucumber preservations are mentioned on p. 190-1991
