I've experimented with leaving a few veg in over winter, as I hate to see an empty bed, or for veg to rot in storage (and I always forget to check them often enough, out of sight, out of mind!) It all seems to depend on the weather. I left in carrots, celery,beetroot, and turnips last yr, allunder fleece (later sowings, except the celery). All were fine (in Ayr) and lifted by march. The celery had gone soft on the outer stems but wer fine further in.
This was apart from the normal Kale, broccoli, cabbage and leeks, onions and garlic.
On celeriac, can't help, tried my first this yr but was a bit late sowing (Was given a pack and just shoved them out on a bare patch!) and then too late thinning, but will take on board the advice above for nxt yr, thanks.
Beetroot. Mine were rubbish last yr in the long wet summer, but carrots were huge. This yr, the beets great, carrots small, some woody and some bolted in the heat. Sowed a very late crop and they are already promising to be better, if only small baby ones in the time they have left to grow.Going from your experience, Moggy, I'm confused, as they seem to be going in opposite ways!
To be honest, I think it's a crop that is best left to the professional. If they are still small now, there's not much time for them to grow much bigger.
I tend to agree. They take a long time, need ideal conditions and care, and you can still end up with something golf ball-size. The only reason I tried growing celeriac was because it's near impossible to buy in central Italy. It's found a bit more in the north.
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Zoomer, there are lots of greens that go through the winter. And best of all, leeks.
I've experimented with leaving a few veg in over winter, as I hate to see an empty bed, or for veg to rot in storage (and I always forget to check them often enough, out of sight, out of mind!) It all seems to depend on the weather. I left in carrots, celery,beetroot, and turnips last yr, allunder fleece (later sowings, except the celery). All were fine (in Ayr) and lifted by march. The celery had gone soft on the outer stems but wer fine further in.
This was apart from the normal Kale, broccoli, cabbage and leeks, onions and garlic.
On celeriac, can't help, tried my first this yr but was a bit late sowing (Was given a pack and just shoved them out on a bare patch!) and then too late thinning, but will take on board the advice above for nxt yr, thanks.
Beetroot. Mine were rubbish last yr in the long wet summer, but carrots were huge. This yr, the beets great, carrots small, some woody and some bolted in the heat. Sowed a very late crop and they are already promising to be better, if only small baby ones in the time they have left to grow.Going from your experience, Moggy, I'm confused, as they seem to be going in opposite ways!
I tend to agree. They take a long time, need ideal conditions and care, and you can still end up with something golf ball-size. The only reason I tried growing celeriac was because it's near impossible to buy in central Italy. It's found a bit more in the north.