It's mid August and I wonder if it is still OK to seek lettuce? Radishes, or any fresh salad vegetables? Only two months to go and icy weather will be upon us - Thanks for any info :)
Is it still Ok to grow salad, radishes etc. as in two months time, winter will upon us. I have a small mooring and no greenhouse. Thanks for any info :)
Radishes maybe, carrots maybe if you use a small variety, don't sow too closely and we get a decent autumn, lettuce winter density should be fine, assorted onions, and pretty soon I reckon you'd be looking at garlic.... it's a bit early yet for overwintering broad beans....
chrisc
Marian, there has been a good and extensive discussion on winter gardening. Look here:
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,61086.msg624622.html#msg624622
This should answer many of your questions. Essentially you can sow more, if you can protect more. Do you have cloches, fleece etc? Or a polytunner/greenhouse? You can do a lot with frost protection.
You can still sow turnips, if you don;t get large roots before frost, the tops are very tasty too and under cloches they survive. Rocket and lamb's lettuce tend to survive without cloches, broad leaf endives do better than lettuce once frosts have started, and you are still not too late to sow them. Spinach should do fine etc. All much more successful, if you can protect them. Good luck.
I have had lettuce come through most winters in bottle cloches. There are winter varieties. Just sown some radishes the packet said up to end August. I only put in a few. I always seem to end up with too many.
I have also just sown spring green the packet also said to August.
Sowed some carrots late one year did not get much before they went hairy in spring but they did add something to a couple of stews.
Peas will also grow over winter under plastic bottles. Came through last winter ok. Crop not huge.
I'm sowing a few things - winter radish, beetroot, swiss chard, carrot, and fast growing things which don't like it too hot and dry, like coriander and lettuce. You might be lucky and get some out before it gets too dark and cold.
You said 'mooring' - literally? As in you live on a boat?