veg for christmas

abertawe1

can anyone tell me what veg i can plant within the next week or two that i will be ready for christmas cheers:beer:

Winged_one

You might be ok to get a few turnips, and a last burst of peas if you sowed this week, or a last sowing of carrots. If you have protected growing (where it won't get any frosts, so greenhouse etc), you should be able to sow potatoes in the next few weeks - I can't do that.

I know I tend to rely on my freezer for Christmas dinner, although I have a couple of brussles sprouts plants this year too (but they need to be in earlier in the summer).

wssla00

If you can sow indoors you can extend your growing time. Carrots using a fast maturing variety like atlas will be ok in pots in a greenhouse or in a polytunnel, pak choi are very quick, turnips either for tops or for bulbs, japenese onions, spring onions, winter salad, raddicchio and kale could also be ok....

Outside your options are slightly more limited but spuds could be ok so long as you protect them when the first frosts come!

Sally_A

If you have a greenhouse (albeit unheated) your options are greater.

I've sown late dwarf french beans in flower buckets (approx 10 to a bucket) and harvested October to November.

Your best bet though is to freeze the veg you have fresh now, or make soup with butternuts and roots to enjoy on Christmas day. I currently have a glut of tomatoes, so a nice hearty tom and basil soup, thicken it up with a spud or two, and don't forget the garlic and celery salt this will freeze for months.

BBC Good food has a great recipe for freezing roasties ! la aunt bessie