Winter spring onion and lettuce

[Gordonmull]

As far as I can gather now that I have a GH I can grow these all year round. I'm also assuming that if I sow in September I'm not going to get much luck. Do I sow as many as I'll need in, say, August and then transfer to the GH as the frost starts?

Don't really know what to do here so advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

Gord

[Gordonmull]

[saddad]

I sow trays/cells of lettuce in August onwards to put in the g'houses/poly but remember to use a Winter variety as they are more resistant to grey moulds..  :)

[Duke Ellington]

If you only have winter lettuce etc in the greenhouse.....remember that you should still ventilate the greenhouse during the day. The first year I grew winter lettuce I had terrible problems with mould. In subsequent years I opened the door during the day and no more mould!!

duke

[manicscousers]

We do winter density lettuce, plus red mustard and oriental greens, winter spring onions and mooli radish. Makes a change to have a bit of salad in winter, I think I sow end of august   :)

[pigeonseed]

Congratulations on the new greenhouse :)

I don't think oriental/mustard greens need to be in a GH, unless some people find their area gets too cold.

And winter radish definitely won't - there are loads of types, as well as white mooli types. I find the mooli can sometimes be woody, but I noticed that China Rose and Hilds Blauer Herbst und Winter never got woody.

I agree it's really nice to have salads in winter.

I read in a book that Italians eat thin slices of raw Jerusalem artichoke in salads and I tried it - it's really nice, and doesn't have any of the 'problems' that cooked does! And is available all winter.

Sorry this seems to have become a winter salad thread, but as you've already had an answer to your question, hopefully you won't mind Gordonmull!  ::)

[Gordonmull]

Oops. Thought I'd just meant to ask this and hadn't actually done it! Don't even have the excuse of putting it down to old age. I'll put it down to cider, then.

Thanks for your input folks, August-ish time it is. I think I'll go for mid August, being a bit more northerly than most. Nope I don't mind it turning into a winter salad thread - that's what I'm after. Winter salads. Don't know how much money I handed over to flaming ASSDA for lettuce and spring onion last winter. d**n sure'n I don't want to this year. Especially spring onion for stir fries. Rather expensive, those.

I'll have mustard and chard outdoors. OH doesn't like radish but I do, so that info for winter varieties is handy. I've actually tried sowing mixed radish in a row, using what I eat and pickling any surplus. Haven't tried a pickled radish just yet but I was hoping they'd do me in the dark months.

Just ate mustard greens for the first time this year. What a wonderful, prolific, verstile crop! It's gone into loads of dishes, salads, soups, stews stir fries, curries to name a few. Brilliant stuff. We only put in 5 plants and between the two of us we've still not managed to strip them totally back. Planning to gather the seed and make my own condiment mustard with it too.

I got Green Wave mustard, which I was advised was very hot by realseeds. Those guys obviously haven't spent the last 15 years eating lava-esque chillis and curries. Both OH and I find them rather mild, to say the least, even after bolting. Anyone know any SUPER-hot varieties?

Anyhoo, praise for the wonder crop that is mustard greens over, back to what I can nurture over winter in the GH!

I'm going to have a bash at "christmas" new potatoes in there as well. Home Guard was all that was left in the shop and I've heard they're a bit susceptible to blight, so not hoping for too much.

On winter ventiliation of the GH, (I should have put this in "Under Glass", oops). The autovent instructions advise me not to leave it in place in winter. Is this gubbins or should I remove it?

PS couldn't resist - tried a pickled radish. Taste is "interesting". Hmmm. Think I'll try radish chutney instead. Or wine? Radish booze?   ;) ;D