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celestialspore

Joined: 27 Jul 2010
Posts: 26
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 12 3:23 pm Post subject: What can I plant about now and grow over winter?
As the title says, I'm looking for ideas as to what I can plant in the coming weeks? I've never tried to grow anything over winter before, but being that I have dug up almost everything early this year due to blight, rust and moulds, I have plenty space. I have a fairly large greenhouse, and outdoor plot. Any ideas?

Mustang

Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 768
Location: Sunny Suffolk

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 12 3:55 pm Post subject:
Garlic, onions, shallots a little later. .

AnnaD

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Posts: 2777
Location: Edinburgh

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 12 4:10 pm Post subject:
There is also winter spinach, spring cabbage and turnips. I'm also going to try growing carrots in the greenhouse over winter.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 12 4:30 pm Post subject:
Oriental greens, rocket, winter lettuce, what the French call Mache (corn salad?) and radicchio.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 12 12:59 pm Post subject:
Just found this - we have finally got the ducks out of the greenhouse so I am going to give some of these things a go.

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 12 1:09 pm Post subject:

This is a helpful site with a fair bit of info on how when and what to plant for autumn and winter cropping. I've found it useful in the past.

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Late maturing crops - Approximate maturity 90 days. Plant by mid July for fall harvest, later for spring harvest.
ROOTCROPS
Beets
Carrots
Parsnip
Rutabaga
Globe Onions

LEAFCROPS
Brussells Sprouts
Cabbages
Cauliflower
Fava Bean

https://www.humeseeds.com/falwint.htm

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 12 1:12 pm Post subject:
Thanks, TG

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45425
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 12 1:13 pm Post subject:
Over wintered coriander is good, the spring growth is nice and succulent

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 12 1:53 pm Post subject:
I planted Japanese Onion sets last autumn, the ones that overwinter, for the first time - some outside in a new bed, some in the polytunnel, ready from May and they've been great - will be doing the same this winter.

celestialspore

Joined: 27 Jul 2010
Posts: 26
Location: Aberdeenshire

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 12 1:17 am Post subject:

Mustang wrote:

shallots a little later.

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I'm curious, if I plant some of the shallots that I just lifted, will they grow over winter, or will I need a special variety?

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 12 10:06 am Post subject:
If they are shallots you planted in the spring, I think you'll have to wait until next spring - my mum always saves some shallots to plant the following year. Mind you I'm no shallot expert - I grew them once but couldn't stand the fiddlyness of skinning them!

Marches

Joined: 13 Dec 2011
Posts: 171
Location: Nr Peak District, England

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 12 10:46 pm Post subject:

I asked myself the same thing. I've got some potatoes growing for Christmas and I'm going to attempt to get Sunbaby yellow cherry tomatoes to grow in a south facing window. The window is also a fairly warm room and in winter the reflection of the sun by the snow may compensate for the shortness of the days I think.
I've read a bit about it, apparently the tomatoes don't taste as good this way but did grow. I'm going to try it myself - I've already sown some seed so they've got the end of summer and autumn to get growing well before winter.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 12 7:28 am Post subject:
Bit early for winter... Summer hasn't come yet.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 12 7:35 am Post subject:
Empty spaces can also be planted up with green manures. I'm going to grow phacalia where the spuds were.

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 7834
Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 12 8:02 am Post subject:

T.G wrote:

This is a helpful site with a fair bit of info on how when and what to plant for autumn and winter cropping. I've found it useful in the past.

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https://www.humeseeds.com/falwint.htm

...with a nice chianti????

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