What are you growing over this winter?

FCG · « **on:** August 11, 2008, 16:53 »

And overwintering?

What are your plans for over winter folks? It's only just around the corner and I'd like to get some ideas for my garden from you.

(yes i know i'll get my hands rapped for talking about winter so soon)

lucywil · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2008, 17:15 »

leeks, kale, swede (although we usually eat it all before winter arrives) PSB.

have just been away for a week and got back to find catapillars had destroyed my kale plants and started on the PSB, i was not happy! but have just been to a nursery about 15 miles away and got 8 kale plants, 5 caulis, 4 cabbages, 4 PSB, 4 WSB, 4 brussels, 6 lettuce and 8 herb plants all for £2.75!! i think it cost us more in deisel to make the trip!!

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2008, 17:19 »

Leeks, onions, garlic, caulis, winter cabbage, spring cabbage, purple & white sprouters, brussels, swede, (please!), celeriac, parsnips & the carrots usually sit there OK.

Most of these need to be in by now though. I was thinking about winter in March when I sowed the leek seed!

iwantanallotment · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2008, 18:13 »

Leeks, cabbages, potatoes, lettuces (in g/house), carrots, parsnips, broad beans, garlic (first try at that), sprouts (not looking promising), Kelsae onions, broccoli (first try).

yummy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2008, 19:09 »

Cavolo Nero
Leeks
Purple and white sprouting broccolli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Broad beans
Onions

Not sure what else yet... will see what everyone else has planned.

SalJ1980 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2008, 19:18 »

Kale
Cauliflower
PSB
Kohl Rabi
Spring Cabbage
Onions
Garlic

FCG · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2008, 00:36 »

What can you still put into the ground?

matron · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2008, 06:30 »

Cabbages, brussels, leeks, onions, potatoes, garlic and I am going to try winter lettuce.

clarabel · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2008, 16:48 »

oh no!

I've not done anything ready for winter!!

Any advice please? i don't want my beds to lie useless, but they're full to overflowing right now, so what's the plan please?

ta

Clara

DD. · « **Reply #9 on:** August 12, 2008, 16:59 »

Quote from: "clarabel"

oh no!

I've not done anything ready for winter!!

Any advice please? i don't want my beds to lie useless, but they're full to overflowing right now, so what's the plan please?

ta

Clara

Are you harvesting anything that will be done in the next month or two?
Winter onions & garlic are easy to pop in when you've got the space without have to raise plants before hand.

waddecar · « **Reply #10 on:** August 12, 2008, 21:32 »

Leaving spuds in and lifting as needed (hope to beat the slugs)
ditto carrots
Caulis
Black kale
leeks
onions
shallots
garlic
P sprouting B
winter white cabbage
savoys
spring cabbage
red cabbage
got some lambs lettuce to try this year
no parsnips - disaster in spring

agapanthus · « **Reply #11 on:** August 12, 2008, 23:06 »

Is it too late to start more kale off?

Sadgit · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2008, 09:01 »

I will prob only get round to doing onions and garlic again this year..

lucywil · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2008, 13:16 »

Quote from: "agapanthus"

Is it too late to start more kale off?

i did wonder, but manage to buy 8 plants for 40p so i'm not going to try

clarabel · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2008, 17:59 »

onions and garlic then

OK I buy the little bulbs, right?

x

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