[BabyStar]

Prob a dumb question, but want to grow winter carrots and possibly try beetroot as someone said you can grow that over the winter. Can I get these from the garden centre as normal? Do I grow from seed?
Also I heard you could grow lettuce in the greenhouse over the winter. Is there a certain type that can be done this way or any old lettuce?!

[mumofstig]

Autumn King carrot is the one to buy, should be avalable in Garden Centres, unless sold out by now.

this thread may give you a few ideas about salads
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=74348.msg846033#msg846033

[BabyStar]

Thanks for the link!

[sunshineband]

Wyevale have a 50p per packet seed sale on still 

[BabyStar]

Is Wyevale a shop?!
Think I'm too late for the carrots but definitely going for the lettuce in the greenhouse!

[arugula]

Wyevale is a fairly widespread garden centre chain, but if you don't have one nearby or their sale is over, as Mumofstig says any garden centre should have seeds.

 

[Gandan57]

Nantes Frubund is the overwintering carrot variety that can be sown now to harvest in the spring. I have a packet to sow next week, but it could be a challenge preventing slugs eating the lot.

[Willie_Eckerslike]

Wilkinsons are heavily discounting seeds at the moment.

[BabyStar]

No Wyevale or Wilkinsons! Am going to leave the carrots for now and spend my winter being nice to my earth and planning my planting for Spring!