The farming guide that follows the season

Know what your field needs, week by week.

Guides, working tools and reference charts for every stage of growing, from the first soil test to what goes into storage.

Sample farm
Select a plot
Winter wheat Tillering

Scout for weeds now and time the first nitrogen split to regrowth.

Soil pH 6–7.5
Water Moderate
To harvest 240–300 d

Guides by growing time

One page for every stage of the season.

Pick where you are now. Each stage opens the guides, checks and tools that matter at that point.

Sowing window

Sow and plant

Sowing window. Get depth, spacing, rate and timing right. Most yield potential is set on this day.

Open the Sow page

Tools

Do the sums before you drive out.

Seed rate calculator Live
Seed to order
1.8 t

Presets use typical mid-range rates. Check your seed label and local advice before ordering.

Knowledge in charts

The reference you would pin to the shed wall.

Crop calendar
Sow or plant Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
wheat
Maize
Potato
Tomato
Onion
Cover crop
Typical windows for a temperate northern climate, winter wheat shown. Dates shift with region and variety.
Preferred soil pH
Blueberry
4.5–5.5
Potato
5–6.5
Maize
5.8–7
Tomato
6–6.8
Wheat
6–7.5
Alfalfa
6.5–7.5
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Commonly cited ranges. Confirm against a soil test and local guidance.