veg to plant now

[Islaskye]

Hi Guys,

Just pulled up the last of the spring onions, parsnips and lettuce I had growing in my veg patch and now its looking very naked!!!
Does anyone have any suggestions for things I can sow now for harvesting over winter???
Ive anready got lettuce, toms, peas, strawberries and nastersiums growing around the garden, any other suggestions???

[Odsox]

Now is just about the right time for sowing spring cabbage.
Other crops you could sow now are turnips for spring greens, chard, radish, salad carrots, and a little bit later you could sow overwintering peas and/or broad beans.
Flowers from bought plants; wallflowers, winter pansies, primroses and polyanthus to name a few.

[Islaskye]

thanks, like the idea of chard, never grown that before, will definately give it a go.

[Lentil]

A tub of potatoes for new potatoes on Christmas day! You have to keep them protectec from frost if you can.

I have just found a few sprouting potatoes and have put them to chit on the window sill. Have found a planter and will put in the porch I think.
I am hoping that my suggestion works for me too!

P.S, Sorry this isn't much help for filling your veg patch, unless you build a sort of glass topped frame on it, to hold the potatoe planter.

[jamesb]

garlic and onions, both well suited to planting now

James

[TheLancsLass]

All of the above and also there are plenty of herbs you can grow now if you have indoors or out if you have a greenhouse/grow rack etc, as well things like Rocket, winter salad leaves etc. I planted rocket and some lettuce last week and it's going banana's already