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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: andyf75 on July 17, 2014, 12:43

Title: what to plant now?
Post by: andyf75 on July 17, 2014, 12:43

What can you plant in mid summer? All I've got for winter are leeks, is there anything else I can put in now for winter?

Title: Re: what to plant now?
Post by: rosiecider on July 17, 2014, 13:13

Hi

I have planted some swede seeds starting them off in the greenhouse, packet said July planting so here goes, I am pretty new to this but what about spring cabbage for next year or purple sprouting broccoli.  :unsure:

Title: Re: what to plant now?
Post by: mumofstig on July 17, 2014, 13:20

John's sowing and harvest chart is here
http://www.allotment-garden.org/garden-month-help/sowing-harvest-vegetable-chart.php

You'll find winter brassica plants online or in the local garden centre ;)

Not winter, but for the freezer........... I've just sowed more dwarf French beans  :)

Title: Re: what to plant now?
Post by: RaptorUK on July 17, 2014, 13:25

Quote from: rosiecider on July 17, 2014, 13:13

Hi

I have planted some swede seeds starting them off in the greenhouse, packet said July planting so here goes, I am pretty new to this but what about spring cabbage for next year or purple sprouting broccoli.  :unsure:

It's  little late for Swede,  no harm in trying though,  still time for Turnips though.  Carrots and Beetroot can still be sown.

Title: Re: what to plant now?
Post by: andyf75 on July 17, 2014, 16:27

Thanks will get some more carrots and beetroot in and try some turnips and maybe cabbage

Title: Re: what to plant now?
Post by: ptarmigan on July 17, 2014, 17:22

Chard and Florence fennel according to the Telegraph ...

Title: Re: what to plant now?
Post by: diospyros on July 17, 2014, 18:44

Claytonia.

Title: Re: what to plant now?
Post by: mumofstig on July 18, 2014, 11:26

I've just received the monthly email from Seeds of Italy and they say

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What to sow in July-Sep
VEG - Lettuce, Chicory, Radicchio, Swiss Chard, Spinach till October, basil, parsley, rocket, Montebianco fennel, endive, escarole, lambs lettuce till October, Broad beans - peas and Sugar Snaps till november
HERBS - borage, camomile, chervil, rosemary, rue, lemon balm, cress, dandelion, lavender, mint, marjoram, sorrel, sage, thyme.
The big season now is the
BRASSICA season till end of July or Aug so anything from Mizuna, pac choy, savoy cabbage, red cabbage, cavolo nero kale, cabbage, broccoli, cima di rapa broccoli raab, spigariello broccoli, kohl rabi and anything else in this family
 

Some interesting stuff there  ;)