What can you sow now?

the-mango

I only started gardening earlier this year but when I started a lot of things said 'from when you planted them last year and overwintered' or something to that effect.

I know peas can be sown now, can anyone advise on what else can? I've had a look online but I must have been googlign the wrong things beacuse I can't find a list or anything.

Thanks for your help!

Linda32

Hi, What sort of space have you got, back garden, or patio pots?

Are you looking at veggies or flower or both?

I've tried growing peas several times and they just don't grow for me, so I can't help with those.

the-mango

Hi I have two beds of about 3x3 and I have another of 3x5 but most of that has strawberries in at the moment which I want to just leave.

I am looking to grow just veg, this year I successfuly grew cucumbers, tomatoes, beetroot, peas, carrots and unsuccessfully didn't grow a lot! i would be looking for any veg though that is fairly low maintenance over winter as I don't live here all the time and want to get them planted before I leave again!

Rummer

The RHS has a great downloadable veg planner with all the sowing and harvesting dates for the main veggies on it, well worth having a look. Scroll down it is on the right hand side.

markandkate

If it keeps on raining like this then probably the only thing that will grow is rice!!!!!!!

Rummer

I really want to plant things now. So tired of trying to cultivate patience :rotfl:

siwucha

Am not sure where you live, but that will affect what you can plant to over winter - though if you've grown tomatoes and cucumbers outside with some success in the summer it sounds warmer than my garden and I'm jealous
Generally, for plants to overwinter, they have to be planted in the autumn so they are already slightly established before winter, so you've missed the boat with a lot of these. For next year though, cabbages are good, purple spouting broccoli is ace and broad beans survive too as well, even after being covered in a foot of snow.

Parsnips are quite hardy and seeds can go in from February - they will need stone free soil, and anything planted at this time of year will take ages to germinate cos it's so cold. (parsnips are really slow growing anyway) - pests generally steer clear of of them and they are pretty low maintenance.
You can buy lettuce seeds that are suitable for low temps, but I've never tried them - and they are usually recommended for a cold greenhouse or cold frame - they might grow outside if your garden is sheltered, but again, they'll probably take ages to get going.
I'm a really really impateint gardener and am only just learning that putting things out too early really is a false economy - they iether get attacked by frost or grow so slowly it's hardly worth the extra time they are in the ground.
Not sure if that's any use - but I'm already itching to get planting things too so I know how you feel

g33kb0y

I'm also fed up with not growing anything at the moment. I will be starting some herbs off on the windowsill this weekend coming.