veg to plant now?

amartin1815 · August 2020

As usual here in Kernow most the veg are harvested now. Onions out and hanging,spuds the same. I`m going to plant some spinach again but wondered if anyone has an idea of what else would bring some greenery into the kitchen this winter. Cabbage? Kale? Growing season is suprisingly long here in mid Cornwall. If someone has a variety that`s worked for them?
Been a good year for cauliflowers,onions, cucumbers lettuces etc..Harvested earlies end of april. A tip for spud lovers. There is a variety Lilly mashin that come form East coast the co op sell every year for a while in the autumn/winter. Buy an extra bag and let them sprout late winter and plant them deep end of Feb/early March. Beautiful versatile spuds that don`t go into the water. You can pick them early or let them develop into larger tubers. Chip really well.
PS , my alicante tommies(grown in a plastic tent) have some strange variants.They have developed long "noses" growing just under the stem! Quite comical..anyone else?

Dovefromabove · August 2020

Swiss chard Fordhook Giant ... Hardy through our East Anglian winters and producing some pickings in milder spells then producing plenty through spring .... you could probably pick right through the winter down there in Paradise ... can you tell we didn’t get our usual Cornish idyll this year ? 😢

bertrand-mabel · August 2020

We have just sown some moolis and french black radish.

They overwinter very well and can be eaten raw, cooked, made into relishes or if a glut then blanched and frozen.

Lyn · August 2020

I shall be sowing Spring cabbage next week.

amartin1815 · August 2020

thanks for the suggestions. I could put more spuds in..they would be ready for xmas but need to rotate really. Must confess I`ve never heard of Moolis but I will be investigating.
Thanks for suggestions. Keep em coming please!. Soil here is fine topsoil on base of white clay but pretty much anything grows quickly.Even Brassicas.Might try overwintering onions but frankly I have so many hanging up and they kept for 10 months last year.

StephenSouthwest · August 2020

I'm sowing mustards, lettuce, spinach, chard, leaf beet, american land cress, and rocket at the moment. If I didn't already have PSB and different kales in the ground I'd be looking out for surplus plants from friends and neighbours or buying them in.

Inglezinho · August 2020

Kernow. How lovely. The most obvious answer would be broad beans, but why don't you try courgettes? With global warming plus your climate you might get them flowering in February and fruiting in May !

amartin1815 · August 2020

Thanks ,I do like a courgette but I`d have to be lucky to get them through the winter.
Had some lovely cucumbers this year inside and out.
Re Broad beans ,I must confess I don`t like them. Every year at peak I`m picking 100/150 runners a day and freezing them. I was thinking some variety of cabbage I could taker some winter leaves from and leave the rest to fully form.
Stephen, Can I ask what variety of spinach you plant? I`m growing for Saag curry use mainly. Thanks for the replies folks.

amartin1815 · August 2020

Dove, thanks for the chard idea. Never tried growing it. Good idea.

Dovefromabove · August 2020

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One of my favourite vegetables ... I use it in so many ways, just steamed as spinach, in currys, soups, quiches, spanokopita ... wonderful. I make two sowings a year ... one in spring to harvest through spring, summer and early autumn and one about now to harvest in late autumn, winter and early spring.

Plashing · August 2020

I find perpetual spinach beet is another veg I grow as well as chard (bright lights) they are a good stand by for winter and early spring,we use it in all sorts of dishes such as stir fries,steamed,salads.We don't like curries or other spicy stuff,we have not tried it in soups or stews we may give it a go.

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