what to grow over winter

[gardengeordie]

Hi,

what types of seeds/variety are good and easy to grow over winter?

Thanks :-)

[bearded bloke]

Are growing in soil, in cold frame, greenhouse, polytunnel, consevatory, windowsill in your home ? Also are when are you thinking of cropping ? Garlic can be planted in the Autumn for next Summersw harvest, some varieties of broad bean can be planted late Autumn/early winter for late Spring harvest

[gardengeordie]

I have a green house and soil along with covering if needed, spring crops would be good or quick growing winter ones

[veggiechicken]

Some ideas at http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...alf_90726.html

[happyhumph]

Yes need to know where you'll be growing. Outside Swiss chard and winter spinach plus corn salad will keep you in leaves over winter

[Ryez]

I will plant winter spring onions and possibly onion sets outside and leave them to it. The winter is too cold for me to want to be in the garden... I could do with something more though, winter spinach sounds interesting! I hope the slugs hibernate in the winter... but possibly they wont if its warm.

[happyhumph]

I think slugs would put on thermals just to munch my veg and annoy me

[Snadger]

My main winter crops to think about now are Spring Cabbage (seedlings just up) Japanese onions (not in the GC yet) and broad beans sown in November.

[vixylix]

Winter radish too!

[happyhumph]

Look at the seed sowing thread - will tell you what grapes are sowing now.

[gardengeordie]

thanks everyone so far i have

beetroot lutz green
turnip snowball
kale borecole
spinach giant winter
spring onion lisbon
peas meteor

does the above look okay? and does anyone recommend anything else

thanks

[Jungle Jane]

Last year I was growing rocket & harvesting a couple of leaves from each plant in the trug & in a pot so the plant was always in there,then I left it over winter & it flowered & it was maybe the only flowers about in January. When the bees come out for the odd day in February & March it was an early source of nectar for them,so if you have solitary bees around it would be good for them as well as for us.

[Penellype]

thanks everyone so far i have

beetroot lutz green
turnip snowball
kale borecole
spinach giant winter
spring onion lisbon
peas meteor

does the above look okay? and does anyone recommend anything else

thanks

I grow winter salad leaves:
corn salad
mizuna
winter lettuce (with protection) - I like winter gem which is a hardier version of little gem bred to grow in low light levels.

Chinese celery grows well over winter - it has much thinner stalks than ordinary celery but a similar flavour. You can eat the leaves as well as the stalks or use it to flavour soups or stews.