Best over-wintering vegetables that will last the mile?

[Samuel1988]

Afternoon all,

I have space for which I am planning to grow some veg to over-winter as I believe it is too late now to grow anything else for this year to harvest?

I planted cabbages last year to over winter and lets say they didn't last the mile (due to a combination mix of maybe me not planting firm enough and poor weather) so I was wondering what vegetables will do best to be over-wintered?

Many thanks,

Samuel

[WendyC]

You could still sow salad crops and possibly beans but it is a good idea to think ahead to leaner times! I find leeks stand well and kale is more productive for me than cabbages. You'd have to find some seedlings online or the garden centre as they are too slow from seed to start growing now. Planted mine out yesterday. Purple sprouting brocolli will give you shoots in March to April, but again you need plants.

Here's an example but no leeks!
Brassica Plants from Mr Fothergill's

[Bill HH]

Onion sets
Leeks (still plants available in some garden centres).

[4390evans]

In the grow your own mag the list you can sow in aug is.
Carrots
Chinese cabbage
Khol rabi
Lettuce
mizuna
mustard
pak choi
radicchio
radish
rocket
spinach
spring cabbage
sewde
swiss chard
turnip

Im sowing mine today see if I can get a head start

[arpoet]

Tundra cabbage is very hardy.... and tasty.

[Thelma Sanders]

I'm surprised to see that they think you can still sow swede - plant them out but too late to sow IMO

Sow Kale, Perennial Spinach, Chard, Kale, Carrots if your soil is suitable (or in tubs) and Spring cabbage.
Tundra cabbage, which I grow, is fully hardy - but you'd have to find plants in modules at the garden centre.

[Feral007]

Broad beans, my bushes were covered in snow the other day, but going well! Kale definately, spring onions, lettuce, miners lettuce, globe artichokes, bok choi, cabbage, rainbow chard.

[chris]

I've had leeks in the ground for pretty much a whole year before.

Don't forget that come october/november you'll be able to sow broad beans to over winter.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Spring cabbage Hero can still be set from seed for harvest as spring greens or to be left to mature.

[bramble]

Chris, re the broad beans to sow in oct/nov, any particular variety?