Heres another one from me.
Any suggestions please on crops to start off now (ie sow seed now), that will grow with minimum protection through autimn and early winter?
I am rapidly gaining empty soil in my veg beds, and need to fill them! I have kept most areas going well thus far, with late lettuce and other 'summer' salads etc, but now have run out of choices.
Advice please. :)
Good question Richard ;) will watch with interest, I think maybe radish, spring onions, spinach and Iceberg lettuce at a push worth a punt at this late moment in time, I will try them as I have a lot of space for experimenting. ;D
spring greens - turnips, cabbage. Winter melons (whatever they are) according to Grow Your Own (a bit-part collection that I have a copy of published in the 1970s).
I'll be planting black kale, garlic (advice on planting time for garlic seems to be between mid sept - nov, depending on who you ask) winter onions, overwintering peas and broadbeans.
I'm going to try some baby carrots and beetroot too and parsley and rocket. You could also try winter lettuces.
Oh and don't forget about green manure.
Mmm.. Thanks, I have some seed of a few of those. Of course i was planning another planting of garlic after the sucess i had with the last crop. I suppose anything which is not specificaly described as non hardy is worth a go?
I already have some radish and rocket, so another sowing would be worth doing then. Good!
This is my winter to do list not forgeting bare rooted fruit trees / bushes available in November.
Hardy lettuce - winter density requires cloche to protect from the worst of the weather
Endive - Cornet de bordeaux
Chicory - Grumolo verde
Spring greens - winter green cabbage / offenham
Green manures - vetch / facelia
Lambs lettuce
Spanish black radish - leave some to bolt in spring for edible seed pods
Onion set - radar
Garlic - hardneck music
Broad beans aquadulce - autumn sowing
Spring onion - winter hardy lisbon
Quote from: Ed^Chigliak on August 30, 2005, 13:04:20
This is my winter to do list not forgeting bare rooted fruit trees / bushes available in November.
Hardy lettuce - winter density requires cloche to protect from the worst of the weather
Endive - Cornet de bordeaux
Chicory - Grumolo verde
Spring greens - winter green cabbage / offenham
Green manures - vetch / facelia
Lambs lettuce
Spanish black radish - leave some to bolt in spring for edible seed pods
Onion set - radar
Garlic - hardneck music
Broad beans aquadulce - autumn sowing
Spring onion - winter hardy lisbon
What sort of music does garlic (and other plants) like? ;D
My first year as a lottie, based in Shoreham By Sea (within 2 miles of coast, very late for first frost and very early for last frost) our normal garden with bamboos, grasses, cordline, phormium, but winters not quite warm enough for Geraniums to be left outdoors unprotected, even on S facing patio. Not enough frost to break up the clods after digging.
This is my winter “to do list†not forgeting bare rooted fruit trees / bushes/ canes available in November. I have 75% dug the fruit area ready for white clover (as you can leave it for years) May extend fruit area as there’s an awful lot of allotment left to dig!! and fruit is lovely and expensive in the shops.
To sow:
Hardy lettuce - winter density, awaiting delivery
Green manures - white clover, finish digging and sow
Lambs lettuce â€" seed arrived, now create first raised bed
Garlic â€" Purple Wight music, awaiting delivery
Awaiting delivery of Brassica plants (Gardeningnews)
Awaiting delivery of Onion sets (white & red, Radar & Electric)
More in hope than confidence, I am going to try some Purslane, some Wallflowers, Winter Flowering Pansies (well our’s are still flowering from last year) and I’m still planting Dwarf French Beans
Not yet ordered:
Broad beans aquadulce - autumn sowing
Spring onion - winter hardy Lisbon
Radishes (Fruhlingsgrub China Rose from EdwinTuckers)
If I can ever work out how much space I have left for next year, I would like white radish, yellow courgettes, red sprouts, Sage Tricolor, Parmex yellow carrots!!
It can all get very complicated
Cheers
Cliff
I've seen Purple Sprouting Broccoli plugs on sale today in the local garden centre, I sowed mine in May but they have been decimated by the cabbage whites.
Does anyone think I might be able to sow some more?
Might just give it a try regardless :)
Some options:
Bunching Onion Kuronobori
Cabbage Offenham 2 Flower of Spring
Carrot Nantes Frubund
Chicory Catalogna Gigante di Chioggia
Chicory Catalogna Pugliese
Chicory Catalogna Puntarelle Brindisina
Chicory Orchidea Rossa
Chicory Palla Rossa 'Agena'
Chicory Palla Rossa 'Melot'
Chicory Rossa di Treviso 'Svelta'
Chicory Selvatica da Campo
Chinese Cabbage Green Lance F1
Chinese Cabbage Yukina Savoy
Chinese Celery Kintsai
Chinese Kale Kailaan
Chives
Choy Sum  Hon Tsai Tai
Choy Sum  Purple
Endive Cornet de Bordeaux
Lambs Lettuce Louviers
Lettuce Aruba RZ
Lettuce Belize
Lettuce Lizzy
Lettuce Tonale Ice Queen
Mibuna Green Spray
Mitsuba
Mizuna
Mustard Red Giant
Mustard Tai Ping Po
Mustard Greens Southern Giant
Pak Choi Canton White
Pak Choi Joy Choi
Pak Choi Qin Tah Tsai
Pak Choi Tah Tsai
Radish Black Spanish Round
Radish Cherokee
Radish Munchen Bier
Turnip Noir d'Hiver
American cress
Burnet Salad
Chicory Bianca di Chioggia
Chicory Palla Rossa 'Pagoda'
Chicory Rossa di Treviso 2
Chicory Spadona
Chicory Variegata di Castel Franco
Chicory Variegata di Chioggia 'Fladige'
Chicory Zuccherina di Trieste
Choy Sum  Tsai Hsin
Edible Carrot Leaf
Endive Ascolana
Endive Bionda a Foglia di Lattuga
Endive Bubikopf 2
Indian Mustard Amsoi
Komatsuna
Lettuce Winter Crop
Lettuce Winter Density
Lovage
Pak Choi Riko F1
Perilla
Radish Big Ben
Sweet Woodruff
Turnip Tokyo Cross F1
Burdock
Chicory Bianca di Milano
Chicory Catalgna Frastagliata
Chicory Grumolo Verde
Chicory Red Rib
Chicory Taglio Bionda a Fofglie Larghe
Dog Rose
Kale Red Russian
Lambs Lettuce Trophy
Lambs Lettuce Verte de Cambrai
Lettuce Amorina
Lettuce Arctic King
Lettuce Red Wave
Misome
Mustard Bau-Sin
Mustard Big Stem
Mustard Green in snow
Mustard Peacock Tail
Mustard San-Ho Giant
Rampion
Spring Onion White Lisbon (Winter Hardy)
Bulbous Chervil
Chervil
Cress
Mustard White
Senposai Greens No. 1
Cauliiflower Mexico F1
Parsley Italian Giant
I love Autumn!
Crikey me Terrace....this digging lark is about to move into overdrive!! Why did I think I could only work half of my plot this year? The anti weed sheets are coming off tomorrow and clods will be flying in order to get some of that lot in!!!
QuoteCrikey me Terrace....this digging lark is about to move into overdrive!! Why did I think I could only work half of my plot this year? The anti weed sheets are coming off tomorrow and clods will be flying in order to get some of that lot in!!!
I reckon late summer/ autumn can be the best time in the garden. The real new year gardening-wise. A kind of spring but without the hassle of so many pests. And the soil is great to work with too!
Another thought
I followed up the Hurrah and found Marshalls seeds open. They've got baby carrot and baby turnip for Christmas harvesting. I'm going to try some.
Cliff
Where's the best place to get good seed (not supermarket) garlic, like yesterday? :)
May I suggest that there is no best place?
If you Google Garlic or Search A4A for Garlic, you'll find lots of ideas.
So much is grown in this country now that you have a good chance of success.
My turnip seedlings have been eaten by slugs (I presume) while I nipped off for a few days :(
Good news though is that my chinese leaves mixture is doing well and I had a taste today, and although still ,tiny they taste really hot and spicy :)