Autumn sowing

seed source for wizard please 

Thank You MC xx

Hello,

I am thinking of autumn sowing peas and broadbeans, onions just wondering what everyones experience is from autumn sowings are they worth it? Is it more work than its worth? Do you sow direct? I have lots of fleece so can cover everything but would this be enough?

I only have broadbean seeds which are aquadulce so any suggestions on varieties that are worth growing over winter would be helpful.

If it is to much hassle I may just hang up the tools for winter...

Many thanks in advance.

Not any hassle, over-wintering mean just that, no cover is needed. Aquadulce is brill, sow it direct in October time. So a few spares indoors in pots, in some places wildlife takes them.

Autumn planted onions and garlic are also brilliant, nothing needs doing to these really. The broadies can do with a pick-me-up of seaweed shower or similar, come spring.

Autumn sown peas aren't worth the bother in my experience.

I like Aquadulce and Long Pod, Bunyards too    Seaweed wash. Hmmmm you're tempting me now as I just bought my seaweed liquid 

Lol!

Autumn sown ones usually finish in May.

My Jan/ Feb sown direct ones were finished by early june

La-la, you are in Devon! And still, do you call that spring, for I do not.

How do you decide when to pinch out the tops?

I do it when they get covered in blackfly ... maybe that is later than I should though?