Topic: What can you grow in the autumn and winter ?

[trogg]

I might be getting my first plot soon, but by the time I've got it ready I think the summer will be over.

Will I be able to grow anything ?, or do I have to wait till next spring ?

oh, I'm a complete beginner BTW  :-\ 

[daileg]

there is so much you could be getting on with cabbage ,cauli garlick sprouts salad onions (japanees) soil prep for the spring manuring .
Autum is the time to do all your fruit beds planting out raspberry blackcurrent rhubarb apples are all bes going in october this link will give you a indication as to when is best http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Planners/Fruit%20&%20Veg%20planner.htm

Good luck !!!! ;D and welcome to A4A

[trogg]

Thanks for the link daileg  :)

Onions, beetroot and radish then  8)

[chriscross1966]

couch grass and bindweed probably  <sigh>

[shirlton]

This probably a good time to get an allotment cos you can prepare the ground for next years crops. You can grow broad beans,spring cabbage over wintering cauli.garlic jap onions all planted around October time. nearly forgot. Purple sprouting brocolli.Good Luck Trogg

[Digeroo]

Also depends on when soon is.  You could be growing a few things on the windowsill ready to throw them in.    Also if your allotment neighbours are nice they will have things to spare and help you by giving you some extra plants. 

You do not have to prepare the whole allotment before you start sowing.  I just did a dig and sow process.  Everytime I dug a bit of ground I planted something in it.

Growing veg is a year round process you are never too late to be growing something.

[trogg]

So there's quite a bit of stuff I can grow them  :)

Was thinking I would have the smartest mud plot on the allotment  ;D

[manicscousers]

we also grow green manure on a couple of beds if there is nothing in  :)

[shirlton]

We do that in september Manics. Better than looking at bare soil