Growing Up, Not Out

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Crop	Sow	Days	pH	Temp °C	Yield
Angelica	Sep–Oct	2 yr	6.0–7.0	10–22	8–12 t
Pyrethrum	Sep–Oct	2–3 yr	5.5–7.0	10–22	0.8–1.5 t
Tagasaste	Sep–Oct	2–4 yr	5.5–7.5	5–28	10–18 t green
Oil Palm	Jun–Sep (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	5.0–7.0	24–32	20–25 t FFB
Pepino	Sep–Oct	4–6 mo	6.0–7.0	15–25	25–40 t
Asafoetida (Hing)	Sep–Oct	4–5 yr	6.5–7.5	10–25	0.05–0.1 t
Litchi	Jun–Sep (planting)	5–7 yr to bear	5.5–7.0	20–35	8–12 t
Alstroemeria	Sep–Oct	10–12 mo	6.0–6.8	13–22	100–150 stems/m²
Anthurium	Year-round	12–18 mo to bear	5.5–6.5	18–28	6–8 blooms/plant
Paddy Straw Mushroom	Jun–Sep	12–18	6.5–7.5	28–35	100–150 kg/t
Orchid	Year-round	18–24 mo to bear	5.5–6.5	20–30	4–6 spikes/plant
Oyster Mushroom	Any	25–35	5.5–6.5	20–30	500–700 kg/t
Amaranth (Leafy)	Feb–Sep	30–45	6.0–7.5	22–32	10–15 t
Arugula	Sep–Nov	30–45	6.0–7.0	10–22	8–12 t

Crop

Sow

Days

Temp °C

Yield

Angelica

Sep–Oct

2 yr

6.0–7.0

10–22

8–12 t

Pyrethrum

Sep–Oct

2–3 yr

5.5–7.0

10–22

0.8–1.5 t

Tagasaste

Sep–Oct

2–4 yr

5.5–7.5

5–28

10–18 t green

Oil Palm

Jun–Sep (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

5.0–7.0

24–32

20–25 t FFB

Pepino

Sep–Oct

4–6 mo

6.0–7.0

15–25

25–40 t

Asafoetida (Hing)

Sep–Oct

4–5 yr

6.5–7.5

10–25

0.05–0.1 t

Litchi

Jun–Sep (planting)

5–7 yr to bear

5.5–7.0

20–35

8–12 t

Alstroemeria

Sep–Oct

10–12 mo

6.0–6.8

13–22

100–150 stems/m²

Anthurium

Year-round

12–18 mo to bear

5.5–6.5

18–28

6–8 blooms/plant

Paddy Straw Mushroom

Jun–Sep

12–18

6.5–7.5

28–35

100–150 kg/t

Orchid

Year-round

18–24 mo to bear

5.5–6.5

20–30

4–6 spikes/plant

Oyster Mushroom

Any

25–35

5.5–6.5

20–30

500–700 kg/t

Amaranth (Leafy)

Feb–Sep

30–45

6.0–7.5

22–32

10–15 t

Arugula

Sep–Nov

30–45

6.0–7.0

10–22

8–12 t

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