What to plant now for filling the beds in autumn and winter?

[splatcat]

what can i plant now to keep the beds filled? as i harvest things i have space, and i dont like it lol

[solway cropper]

It's a good idea to keep making successional sowings of small amounts of things so you have a constant supply of seedlings to plant out as space becomes available. I currently have cabbage, red cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and calabrese growing in cells/small pots which will go out to fill any gaps. I'll also be sowing more carrots, turnips and beetroot over the next few weeks and possibly a last lot of peas if I can find room for them.

[Two_Sheds]

same as SC says ^ ^ ^

I have loads of stuff still waiting to go out, and I haven't even sown my kale yet

[gojiberry]

First thing that comes to mind is leeks and winter greens. A late sowing, last week in June, of runner beans and peas will keep them going till the first frost.

Ian

[Florence Fennel]

I've got caulies and broccoli "waiting in the wings" and I sowed some cabbage yesterday and I've some little red sprout plants coming on.

[Two_Sheds]

A late sowing, last week in June, of runner beans and peas will keep them going till the first frost.

... and dwarf French beans should make it too

[Bren In Pots]

During the last week of August i sow 'Arctic king' and 'all the year round' lettuce in modules they then go in my greenhouse beds once the toms come out, that way I've got lettuce all winter.

Think I'll do a late sowing of French bean this year as well.

[Two_Sheds]

I can only grow radishes if I sow them in October, so I'll be filling any gaps with them

[kingkano]

In pots growing on to fill gaps I have Kale, PSB, cabbages and dwarf french beans. As space comes up I'll sow direct lettuce, radishes, carrots, turnips, spring onions, peas, mange tout and beetroot - which should all come in before frosts. Also about to make some more pot sowings of PSB (late ones) and calabrese.

July/August will module sow spring cabbages to plant out sept, some peas/beans/lettuce/winter greens for greenhouse too. Also start my winter herbs around then - as the day length starts to shorten. Stops them all bolting.

[Alison]

I have a load of winter brassicas already in 3" pots ready to plant out pretty soon and will be sowing spring cabbages in August as well as overwintering onions, broad beans, peas and various other bits and bobs before the end of the season. Had a very good crop of calabrese in the polytunnel in about March this year from some spare plants that never found a home outside although they wouldn't have survived the winter without protection.