How are peoples plants fairing in the winter?

[Inastate]

Been interested to know this seeing as the winters been pretty mild.

I left my plants a bit late and they're being annihilated by slugs which has held me back somewhat, but certainly my Mizuna is doing as good as ever.

Mibuna is also growing, though slowly, as is giant red mustard. Same goes for Red Bok Choi and Pak Choi.

How are people fairing with other vegetables/salads/herbs etc?

[mothhawk]

I have mizuna under a plastic cloche, it's growing slowly but continuously. I also have chervil, which never seems to stop growing and stands up to most weather. Indoors I have arctic gem lettuce in a pot on the windowsill for baby leaves. Meant to sow some cress seeds as well but forgot this year. I have kale too which stands the winter weather, and the young leaves are pleasant added to the salad bowl.

[Bren In Pots]

I've got chard and perpetual spinach under cloches then in the GH Arctic king and All year round lettuce doing well in the GH. also I sprout seeds to add to salads.

[alldigging]

Weather wise things are fine. Pigeon wise - not so good. They have been eating some brassicas and I really need to net them!

[datz]

Lost most of my PSB to frost and snow. Should have had them under some protection. The remainder now are!
I have a row of chard under a plastic cloche doing ok and some leeks I'm lifting as and when. Recently dug up the last artichokes. Savoy cabbages looking ok, though won't be ready until spring however we have had a few meals already by just picking a couple of leaves off each plant. I've planted some garlic but that isn't showing through yet.

[sammy_roser]

As the rain comes my garden floods, then everything starts to die.

[Penellype]

As the rain comes my garden floods, then everything starts to die.

How awful, you have my sympathy - I would absolutely hate my garden to flood. It gets wet, but drains fairly quickly most of the time.

I have leeks and spring cabbage ready to harvest and still growing. The PSB is definitely growing and is starting to look as though it may be forming flower buds. Carrots (Nantes frubund fastcrop and Eskimo sown in July) are just about edible size and the potatoes in the garage are ready, the tops having died down completely. Spinach is looking a bit sad. Tomatoes going great guns on the sitting room windowsill, although the fruit doesn't quite have the flavour of the summer crop. Rhubarb looks as though it may start growing soon. Perpetual strawberries still trying to flower and produce green fruit. Also a couple of tiny raspberries on the autumn fruiters!

The weathermen think it may get colder (although not desperately so) by mid January. I hope it doesn't kill off all this new growth.

[Compo72]

Having moved here last winter .
I have a small green plastic coldframe . Reinforced on the inside with some thick clear plastic sheet

This is the first year I have attempted to grow seeds and over winter a few cuttings etc

I took 3 pots with strawb runners in .
One has died , one doing ok , the third looks in good health

I'm going to sow some veg soon , see how we go before planting out .

More trial and error .
Last year I bought some cheap plastic drawers from a supermarket
Then I have used old milk cartons cut in half to make seed trays .

So far so good , my flower seeds have germinated quite well .
Though unsure if would work for veg seeds ..

I learned the hard way not to over water any seed trays .

Plus I use a homemade mix of compost, sand n grit for the trays .
I damp the compost mix then sow as directed .

To water my seedlings , Im using a old washing up liquid bottle with fresh water .
Just a little squirt as and when needed .
Everyday I keep my banana peel for the compost heap . Sometimes I leave it water to make a watery feed

I've fed the over wintering cuttings with this and seems to help them

I'm no expert , if we get a severe cold spell my efforts might be in vain



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[Nes]

No idea what mine are up to, we've had a nasty cold and cough lingering so I haven't been up the lottie for over a month. Hope it's all ok! Getting desperate for some of my own leeks and snips.

[Madasafish]

I never plant anything before end Feb. usually hard frosts****/snow in Jan/Feb--

Garden things are dromant ish..

**** -18C in past 3 years..

[Jamesy_uk]

Well I went out in the garden for the first time in a couple of weeks as I have been feeling rough with Man Flu and I found one of our raspberry plants with 2 branches of fruits on it. They were deep red, ripe and sweet tasting as well.....
This country baffles me sometimes.