[FCG]

What can i put in now (yes another thread like that but please bear with me) that i can harvest at the end of the year? Plus what should i put my mind to getting ready to put in to overwinter to have next year early? I would like to see if there is anything other than salads etc i could do now.

Potatoes? Would i be able to pop a few spuds bought from asda in the ground and getting a harvest?

[chickchick]

ive just planted cabbage, swede and cauliflower seedlings! they sem to be doing ok!

[peapod]

Hi Mike

Spinach can be done now and Im going to do some carrots that say they can be planted till the end of July ( in pots) , Ive also done caulies meself, and you can try some beetroot now too.  French beans are worth a go, Ive just planted some yesterday, Johns book say they make a good green manure too, so if they fail its ok for me anyway) Turnips, and winter radish can be popped in too.

OH is also doing some spuds in the next week or two (chitted and bought from asda, I wanted him to wait and use seed spuds but hey its his bed....) can cover with fleece if frosts hit.  Im trying new pots from asda in a big container that can be bunged in the GH if it gets cold.
Dont forget onions and garlic can also be done later on this year, though not an end of year harvest

Paula

[SnooziSuzi]

if you do put spuds in then they'll have to be fleeced to protect them from frosts, otherwise (and this happened to me last year) the haulms will die off and the potatoes won't get any bigger  :roll:

for winter I've got my Kale in and some cabbages and one or two parsnips (rest didn't germinate so it's off to Tescos I go!) and the rest I'll freeze from my summer harvest, providing the in-laws don't have too much  :roll:

[yummy]

We have just planted french beans too.
Parmex carrot seeds are on their way to us now and we are going to do a late sowing of those.
Winter hardy white lisbon spring onion seed is also in the post.
We have a few hundred million cavolo nero seedlings going well and needing to be ruthlessly thinned out now.
We have an assortment of brassica plants arriving at the end of August ready for early spring eating.
I have also ordered autumn sown broad beans (even though they all went rotten last year I will give em another go).

[FCG]

When you say brassicas, which ones?

[peapod]

swedes are worth a try..and ive also just planted some all the year round caulies (are they brassicas!?  :oops: )

Oh dear, that wasnt very helpful

Sorry Mike  :oops:  :cry:

[yummy]

When you say brassicas, which ones?

Sprouting Broccoli Late White, Sprouting Broccoli Claret, Cabbage Excel, Cabbage Spring Hero, Cauliflower Mayfair  

[Porffor]

i have lots of broccoli seedlings but they look to weedy to put out just yet.. they'll fill my winter beds i'm sure though. planted a few too many.
Am planning onions - bought seeds but am going to try and get some sets. Don't know if the seeds are too late now. Sensyu or something they're called.

[FCG]

I'm planning overwintering onions & garlic, when should i put sets and bulbs in?

[DD.]

Mine go in in September/October.

Bit early to find them in the shops yet.

[Kate and her Ducks]

My sprouts are in and am planting spinach and winter lettuce as I dig up other things. If they don't  quite "do" they will be good winter greens for my girls. I've ordered some spuds to try and grow new potatoes for Christmas but doing it in "bag"
Tried overwintering peas last autumn for an early crop this year but in all honesty don't think it was worth it.

[Knoblauch]

My sprouts are in ...

Can you plant sprouts now? - I thought they had to be planted in February to be ready for the winter, otherwise I'd have ordered some.

[chickchick]

cant help you there kate, as sprouts have been banned from our house! :oops:  

[DD.]

My sprouts are in ...

Can you plant sprouts now? - I thought they had to be planted in February to be ready for the winter, otherwise I'd have ordered some.

February is too early to plant, I sow in late March, but it is too late now. The faster maturing varieties need 28 weeks to mature & we'll be out of growing season well before then.