Winter veg

[w33blegurl]

Hello!
Am trying to be vaguely oranised this year and plan ahead to getr the most out of my veg space. I realised I don't have much in the way of winter-hardy veg planned - just kale, cabbage and sprouting broccoli.

Just wondered what everyone else grows over winter to fill the gaps! I have a plastic growhouse as well as the veg plot...

Cheers!

[FionaH]

Onions go in in October

[JimmerG]

Hi W33blegurl,

I'm still pulling rather gorgeous leeks out of the ground, plus a few sprouts, and some red cabbages.... apart from that - as you say its just Kale and PSB.

J

[Capsid]

Leeks, parsnips, winter lettuce, and parsley for me. Next year I'll include sprouts, celeriac and purple sprouting broccoli.

[Flummery]

I love chard - and I can pick that over the winter. It's having a new growth spurt at the moment though I think it will soon run to seed. Good job I have 2 trays of replacements - Samara from the Hertiage Seed Library and Bright Lights.

[zazen999]

I've just posted a new thread in Growing Techniques from Snadger's most excellent Dual Cropping thread. Have a little look and see if that helps.

[w33blegurl]

Cheers for that guys....had totally forgotten about leeks, might give them a go. Never tried chard though so that will also be something new!

Will check out the thread in growing techniques too!

[SarzWix]

Last year I had leeks, brussels sprouts, cabbages, kale, swedes, purple sprouting broccoli, onions and garlic on the plot over winter. I hope to add parsnips to the list this year. As I didn't have room to plant them straight out, I grew them in modules and planted them out when I got space. They were all quite happy to sit in the pots until space came free, except the swedes which get a bit deformed if they're too long in a pot!

[Snadger]

I have PSB (ready for first cutting this weekend, yum!) spring cabbage, winter cabbage which appears to be blowing!
My kales are Tuscan,tall curly,red russian

. Don't forget that when any brassica runs to seed the seed heads can be cut similar to broccoli or calabrese.

Tuscan kale seedheads are really tasty!

I also have channel ilsland kale which is 7 foot high now and should get higher and 9 star perennial white broccoli!

As well as the above listed, Jap onions,garlic,broad beans,leeks and swede can all be grown through the winter as well as many more veg varities!

[Eyren]

As well as the above listed, Jap onions,garlic,broad beans... can all be grown through the winter as well as many more veg varities!

True - though they don't crop in the winter, Snadge Deffo with you on the Tuscan kale, though - homegrown is gorgeous!

If you can grow under cover, w33blegurl, there are plenty of salad leaves that do well in cool conditions, including lamb's lettuce (corn salad) and most oriental salad leaves. Also there are types of chicory such as Rosso di Treviso that develop their colour in cold weather.

[sewer rat]

Swiss Chard, Perpetual Spinach, Raddichio, Parsley and Chives in the tunnel
PSB, Kale (Green and Red varieties) Savoy Cabbage, Winter Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts,, Land Cress, Jerusalem Artichokes and Swede all outside.

[kitchengardner]

Hello!
Am trying to be vaguely oranised this year and plan ahead to getr the most out of my veg space. I realised I don't have much in the way of winter-hardy veg planned - just kale, cabbage and sprouting broccoli.

Just wondered what everyone else grows over winter to fill the gaps! I have a plastic growhouse as well as the veg plot...

Cheers!

I'd add carrots (eg Adison which stores in the ground until April), parsnips, leeks & swede. Also you can grow winter lettuces (Artic King, winter gem), spring onions, chives, rocket, mizuna, french sorrel, the various chinese leaves and a wide range of herbs under cloches/in your grow house

Regards

Kitchen Gardener

[w33blegurl]

Time to go and buy some more seeds me thinks....

[BarleySugar]

I've been pulling Mooli (winter radish) throughout the winter. They stood the frost, and despite a bit of attack from cabbage root fly, they did really well considering I didn't get them planted until the beginning of Oct (according to the packet they should be in earlier than that).
I used them in salads, curries, stews etc. I pulled the last ones a week ago because they were sending up flowers. The roots were still fine.

[Snadger]

True - though they don't crop in the winter, Snadge Deffo with you on the Tuscan kale, though - homegrown is gorgeous!.............................................

Just answered the question 'what everyone grows over the winter to fill the gaps' Eyren!