what can be grown later in the year?

[carly]

hi,
just wondering what can be grown later in the year? over winter maybe?
I have never done thus so any help will be appreciated

[Godhelm]

My overwintering plans

On my list (so far) to try are:
Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia
Cabbage April (Spring)
Garlic (don't know what type yet)
Kale Nero di Toscana
Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 (Snowstar)
Lettuce Winter Density
Onion North Holland Bloodred Redmate
Onion Ailsa Craig
Pak Choi White Petiole
Pea Douce Provence
Salad Leaves Winter Blend
Spring Onion White Lisbon Winter Hardy

[Samurailord]

Hi Carly

I didn't get my allotment until July last year, so everything I planted was 'later'.

I successfully grew the following:

Pak Choi
Little Gem Lettuce
French Breakfast radish
Spinach
Perpetual Spinach
French Bean - Blue lake
Pea - Early Onwards
Courgette - All Green Bush and Ronde de la Nice
Pumpkin - Mammoth and Jack 'o' Lantern
Brussels Sprouts - not too successful here as they all were 'blown' but the plants grew well and survived the winter
Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Savoy Cabbage
Turnips - Purple Milan
Winter Califlowers
Cherry Tomatoes (bought as a plant, not grown from seed)
Sweet Basil
Spring Onions
Overwintering Onions and Garlic (although most of these got hit by the frosts)
Rhubarb
Comfrey
Purple Kale
Swiss Chard
Potatoes (but they got hit by blight in August and so didnt produce much)

I'm sure there were more, but thats all my over-worked brain can remember right now.

Andy

[planetologist]

After 21 June is also the time to sow things that tend to go immediately to seed if you sow them before midsummer, and that will crop before the frost, like
florence fennel
chinese cabbage
apparently some cauliflowers (I keep meaning to try this)
and you can also sow things that will die back over winter, but can be eaten for the hungry gap next year:
endives
land cress
parsley
in fact probably any biennial or perennial plant

[kathyd]

Hi Carly. Will you be growing outside or do you have some cover, eg a polytunnel or cloche?

Garlic needs planting in November to get a good crop for next year. I also plant onion sets in the autumn when I can get hold of them (they don't sell autumn ones over here, I have to hope someone brings me some across after a visit home!). My autumn planted onion sets seem to do better than spring planted, but it probably depends on the weather.

Brassicas are the traditional over-wintering veg, but most need to be planted earlier. However, some varieties can be sown late summer or early autumn to grow over winter - I'm hopeless with varieties and my seeds are up the garden in the shed, but I know I've got some cabbages to sow, and also some cauliflowers (All Year Round I think, to sow around October). Last year I also planted some peas (round not wrinkled types), but in the polytunnel, and got an early crop - Petit Provence, although there are plenty of others.

Next year, get your leeks planted earlier too - they stand over winter really well outside . Also parsnips.

[Two_Sheds]

just wondering what can be grown ...over winter maybe?

Nothing much actively grows in the depths of winter, even in a gh, but you can have crops that will stand in the ground then pick up & grow in spring

Many of the "winter" veg needs to be sown at the same time as everything else though, in April/May
A certain amount of planning is required, and although we think of potatoes as winter food, they certainly can't be grown outdoors in winter