[lordthanatos]

well now im blown away. I thought you planted stuff in spring and got to eat it autumn or next year depending on what it is.

this morning got a catalogue from marshalls all with overwintering crops in it, i never knew you could do that.

is this a common thing to do or best left for folk who been doing it for a while. its thrown me as ive already drawn up my plans for next year and they assumed i would be started with a bare plot apart from the fruit beds

thanks all

[JohnB47]

I know you can grow many things over winter but so far I been growing:

Onions (only certain varieties will over winter)
Garlic
Brussels sprouts
Leeks

(Then of course there are the perrenials, like rhubarb, strawberries and the fruit bushes you mention).

[mumofstig]

winter cabbage(use till marchish) and some to overwinter for spring (use April May), winter cauli, Purple sprouting Broccoli (spring) all get to be sown/planted about now

plus the ones John has listed

If you decide to grow over-wintering onions, don't grow too many because they will not store for very long, whereas the spring planted ones store through winter.
Some people are tempted by winter/Christmas potatoes, but unless you have a greenhouse IMO they don't really work, and they are quite expensive to buy. (There are quite a few old threads about them if you search)