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Hi,  my little boy planted purple sprouting broccoli last spring. As we are both new to this game we were disappointed when we go no crop :'(.  However my little un insisted that we leave his lovely Broccoli plants in situ and hey presto we now have lovely purple broccoli.. You live and learn...Winter gardens wow!  :)

I did the same thing Barcly !   Ha ha !    But Jeannine try growing some fennel in late Autumn (as I was recomended in a well known garden news paper. )These I had a cloche over untill I ,d used them all up into December .
                                                                                        Rohaise

Witlof is called 'endive' but isn't the salad leaf also known as endive ::)....it's a chicon much loved by the Begian and Dutch....they eat it with ham....who knows, come next winter you might like to try it  ;)

(how's the meat-free diet going, then?)  ;D

Jeanine

I have aselection of different PSB's, summer and winter leeks, celeriac (which is a must) summer and winter cauli's, savoy cabbage, kale, black tuscan kale, and winter lettuces, etc. I think on a previous thread you said you wouldn't mind a couple of squash seeds from a list I posted. If you pm me, I pull together some different varieties of stuff for you with growing instructions. I would also recommend over wintering japanese onions as well, just because you can start pulling them before they mature in May when they have a really sweet and mild flavour - lovely for salads.

I personally love the veg off the allotment in winter - just because you don't have to pick everything at once - and it all tastes so fresh and green.

Oh forgot brussel sprouts!

Lish, thank you for the new info, I am game it try anything.The meat free thing is going better than I thought,I am still dreaming about lamb chops but it has been 8 days and I don't feel deprived.I do think it is harder to cook though and I am sort of muddling through a bit.

Suzanne thank you ,I do have some of what you mentioned,I will Pm you and perhaps we can put our heads together. I don't remember the squashy thing though, maye I blinked too much that day.

I am getting quite excited about the idea now and tons of info coming.

XX Thank you all Jeannine

Suzanne I do remember ,the lady who asked for squash seeds as gifts!! Oh gosh I feel bad now, do I  owe you something XX Jeannine