CropPlanAmaranth
12 daysAmaranto
- Sowing to harvest
- 12 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 8–12 g
Growing notes
Needs warmth (20–24 °C). Water gently from below.
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All 22 crops in the CropPlan library, with practical starting values for your next growing cycle.
22 crops
Reference tray: 10 × 20 inches (approximately 25 × 50 cm). Days run from sowing to harvest; blackout is part of that time, not additional. These are starting values from the app library, not validated protocols for every variety. Trial small batches and adapt to your conditions.
How to serve this crop ↗
Arugula
10 daysRúcula
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 10–20 g
Growing notes
Mucilaginous seed: don’t soak. Peppery flavour.
Basil
18 daysManjericão
- Sowing to harvest
- 18 days
- Blackout
- 4 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 8–12 g
Growing notes
Mucilaginous seed: don’t soak. Needs warmth; water from below.
Beet
15 daysBeterraba
- Sowing to harvest
- 15 days
- Blackout
- 5 days
- Seed soaking
- 8 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 30–45 g
Growing notes
Put weight on top during blackout. Red stems; water from below.
Broccoli
10 daysBrócolo
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 15–25 g
Growing notes
Keep evenly moist. Mild flavour, a best seller.
Buckwheat
9 daysTrigo-sarraceno
- Sowing to harvest
- 9 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- 8 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 150–200 g
Growing notes
Harvest before the true leaves appear.
Cilantro
21 daysCoentros
- Sowing to harvest
- 21 days
- Blackout
- 6 days
- Seed soaking
- 8 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 40–60 g
Growing notes
Use split seeds. Slow, uneven germination.
Corn shoots
9 daysRebentos de milho
- Sowing to harvest
- 9 days
- Blackout
- 9 days
- Seed soaking
- 12 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 250–350 g
Growing notes
Keep in the dark until harvest for sweet yellow shoots.
Garden cress
8 daysAgrião-de-jardim
- Sowing to harvest
- 8 days
- Blackout
- 2 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 15–20 g
Growing notes
Mucilaginous seed: don’t soak. Very fast.
Kale
10 daysCouve kale
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 15–25 g
Growing notes
Easy and reliable. Harvest at the first true leaf.
Lettuce
12 daysAlface
- Sowing to harvest
- 12 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 10–15 g
Growing notes
Prefers cool temperatures and good light.
Mizuna
10 daysMizuna
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 10–20 g
Growing notes
Mild and slightly peppery. Prefers cool temperatures.
Mustard
10 daysMostarda
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 15–25 g
Growing notes
Mucilaginous seed: don’t soak, mist it. Spicy.
Onion
21 daysCebola
- Sowing to harvest
- 21 days
- Blackout
- 6 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 30–40 g
Growing notes
Slow. Put weight on top; seed hulls stay on the tips for a while.
Pak choi
10 daysPak choi
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 15–25 g
Growing notes
Mild and fast. Keep evenly moist.
Pea shoots
12 daysRebentos de ervilha
- Sowing to harvest
- 12 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- 10 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 225–285 g
Growing notes
Water generously. Harvest when the first true leaves open.
Purple kohlrabi
10 daysCouve-rábano roxa
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 15–25 g
Growing notes
Purple stems and a mild cabbage flavour.
Radish
8 daysRabanete
- Sowing to harvest
- 8 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 25–35 g
Growing notes
Fast grower. Harvest promptly, before the true leaves.
Red cabbage
10 daysCouve-roxa
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- Do not soak
- Seed / reference tray
- 15–25 g
Growing notes
Purple stems. Easy and reliable.
Sunflower
10 daysGirassol
- Sowing to harvest
- 10 days
- Blackout
- 3 days
- Seed soaking
- 8 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 150–200 g
Growing notes
Put weight on top during blackout. Rinse off the hulls before harvest.
Swiss chard
16 daysAcelga
- Sowing to harvest
- 16 days
- Blackout
- 5 days
- Seed soaking
- 8 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 30–45 g
Growing notes
Put weight on top during blackout. Colourful stems.
Wheatgrass
9 daysErva de trigo
- Sowing to harvest
- 9 days
- Blackout
- 2 days
- Seed soaking
- 10 h
- Seed / reference tray
- 280–340 g
Growing notes
Cut for juice when about 15 cm tall.
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