Hey there guys just joined the forum, we got our Lottie at the end of April this year and things have been going pretty well (~Apart from Vineweed~ ) and we were just wondering if anyone could give us some tips about what to grow during the autumn and winter months? We have a greenhouse so if anybody's got any hints or tips that would be great.
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Hey there,
Greenhouses can be really useful for winter. I'd go for some salads, I think there are some good lettuces which can cope with the cold. Try www.seedsofitaly.com.
Similarly, check out the self sufficientish article on peas because some varieties can be sown in autumn.
Hope this helps.
Greenhouses can be really useful for winter. I'd go for some salads, I think there are some good lettuces which can cope with the cold. Try www.seedsofitaly.com.
Similarly, check out the self sufficientish article on peas because some varieties can be sown in autumn.
Hope this helps.
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Welcome to the forum! Sorry things are a bit different over here, I'm gearing up for spring!
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Re: Winter
We plant year round and have no greenhouse or polytunnel, just a sun porch for a few tomatoes and starting things off.smithinger wrote:Hey there guys just joined the forum, we got our Lottie at the end of April this year and things have been going pretty well (~Apart from Vineweed~ ) and we were just wondering if anyone could give us some tips about what to grow during the autumn and winter months? We have a greenhouse so if anybody's got any hints or tips that would be great.
Thanks Craig[/b]
The key is to know your local climate, know which plants will over-winter in the worst of your local conditions, and know which varities can be planted when.
As an example, we plant turnips in late August for October picking, winter spinach in late August for winter picking (although they need fleece from late December on), and spring cabbage in the last week of August or the first week of September. The garlic for next year will be going in over the next week or two, as will the autumn planting onions (from sets).
Then the early broadbeans and peas will go in under fleece or cloches in October and November.
Late January is when we plant our first tomatoes in the sun porch.
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It's worth investing in some cloches or fleece, because using or creating microclimates is the way to go. Just take a look in a few seed catalogues to see what you can still get away with, and remember that shielding with cloches etc will extend things by a couple of weeks. Dobies send seedlings ready to plant, but you're a little late ordering - check them out online.