You can grow winter vegetables even in the coldest months. You don’t have to leave the plot bed neglected during this time.
Best part: all winter crops will grow earlier compared to the spring crops. It doesn’t matter if you’ve not been aware of this until now.
So, here are 4 winter crops that you can start sowing in autumn:
1: Garlic
There are plenty of options available if you want to grow garlic. The only thing is that they will take time to grow. Planting it in autumn means you can harvest it next summer. Wight Cristo is one variety that is well-suited to several culinary dishes. The second variety is Chesnok Red that has a delicious, creamy texture. But there are many more if you care to do some homework.
2: Perpetual Spinach
This makes for an excellent ‘cut and come again’ crop. Spinach produces large amounts of tasty leaves. You can enjoy these tender leaves during winter. But that’s not all – you can harvest spinach all the way into summer as well. Just be careful to remove the flowers to prevent it running to seed.
3: Peas
Both the Pea Kelvedon Wonder and Pea Meteor are hardy. These varieties will also give you a head start next season too. In fact, you can harvest peas 3 or 4 weeks before they do.
4: Broad Beans
You can harvest Broad beans in springtime if sowed in autumn. A month earlier than spring sown plants. In particular, Broad Bean ‘Aquadulce Claudia’ is the best to sow. You can also use the plant tips when they grow. They taste wonderful when wilted with a little butter.
