Winters push
- Wharncliffe
- Dec 10, 2017
- 1 min read
Winter seems to have made an appearance this week, icy mornings, driving winds and the first snow of the season.
You might think this is a slow and quiet time on the allotment, but for those making preparations for spring vegetables it couldn't be further from the truth.
So come along the rest of you, if your not sure what to sow at this time of year, why not try some of the following:
pak choi (tatsoi), mizuna, winter cress, spicy oriental salad mixes and spinach varieties such as 'Giant Winter'. These should germinate quickly and give you plenty of supply for stir fries, soups and leafy salads through to the first frosts. Garlic can be planted from the autumn right through into February, providing the ground is not too hard or waterlogged.
Who thought it...winter potatoes are possible, if you plant seed potatoes in September in a pot, you can grow a crop to serve with your festive turkey. The plants need to establish before the first frosts when they should be brought indoors to a sheltered spot. Keep watering and earthing up until December and dig up your crop of new potatoes on Christmas Eve!
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