waht can i use my green house for during autumn and winter?

[Andrew in Cardiff]

hi eveyone,
I've a had a green house on the lotty plot over the last 12 months but it becomes redundant over the winter which seems such a shame. Could anyone suggest what vegatables if any i can grow in there between october and march? (in pots or straight in the ground).
thanks
Andrew.

[burnie]

When you lift you main crop tatties put 2 or 3 in the green house soil and have new spuds with your Christmas dinner.

[Andrew in Cardiff]

fantastic suggestion! have you tried this?

[burnie]

yes,my Dad used to do it every year,he used a cold frame as well.

[Andrew in Cardiff]

thanks for that.
i suppose the only worry would be of a build up of moisture when watering which could lead to mould in the cold weather.
i will definately keep this idea in mind, when would you suggest that the potatoe's are planted for a christmas harvest?

[burnie]

when you lift your main crop,my last lot were pink fir apples , they went in about the end of September,didn't chit them,just burried them,watered them once and once they popped through put an old empty grow bag with a hole in it so no earthing up required.

[Snadger]

I'm going to fill mine with winter greens this year. Tuscan Kale, dwarf curly kale,spring cabbage and winter savoys will do for starters!

[Andrew in Cardiff]

thanks Bernie and Snadger. winter/spring cabbs sound like a god idea also!

[Two_Sheds]

I use the cold greenhouse to over-winter my pelargoniums and fuchsias. You could try doing your chillies too (they are perennial in the right conditions)

[TinyT]

You could try doing your chillies too (they are perennial in the right conditions)

Really? To keep my chillies going year after year, would I need to have to keep the greenhouse heated and give them extra light? Could I do the same with tomatoes and other peppers? (It would save sowing them all over again)

[Two_Sheds]

Overwintering:
Most chilli plants can be treated as perennial house plants, but will need some pruning in the winter. Some varieties are better suited than others, smaller hot varieties like Serrano and Twilight, and Prairie Fire do better than the bigger fleshy plants such as Poblano and Anaheim. Southdevon Chilli Farm - Growing Seeds & Plants

[tootles]

I am planning to use my greenhouse as a large hotbed this winter. I haven't quite worked it all out yet but it should provide enough heat to have most plants ready as soon as the sun comes out!! We aren't too keen on most of the wintery veg here! I think I shall experiment with potatoes in tubs in there too...

[Andrew in Cardiff]

thanks for the chilli link two Sheds

[TinyT]

Overwintering:
Most chilli plants can be treated as perennial house plants, but will need some pruning in the winter. Some varieties are better suited than others, smaller hot varieties like Serrano and Twilight, and Prairie Fire do better than the bigger fleshy plants such as Poblano and Anaheim. Southdevon Chilli Farm - Growing Seeds & Plants

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