It is every allotmenteer's dream to be harvesting all the year around. With stored harvests like garlic, onions, and potatoes this can be a viable claim. But the fresh harvesting activity in winter is restricted to digging up parsnips, Jerusalem artichokes, leeks and carrots. What we crave by this time of the year is a bit of freshly picked greenery. The reality is that the best we can hope for is for leafy crops to withstand the onslaught of the winter chill and then spring back into new growth at the earliest opportunity. Here are a couple of candidates:
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| Miner's Lettuce/Winter Purslane |
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| Seakale Beet/Swiss Chard |
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| Last of the leeks and first of the onions |
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| Spring Hero Cabbage |
Just out of the (unheated) greenhouse are these winter survivors. They will be deployed in the open soon, probably with a bit of protection. The pigeons are keen on fresh greens too!
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| August sown All the Year Round Cauliflower Red Drumhead Cabbage Little Gem Lettuce |
Our winter brassicas tend th be a disaoointment. The weather usually wins.
ReplyDeleteBroad beans is one I leave until spring now, after repeated disappointment. Thank goodness for garlic!
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