best plants to grow at this time of year.

What are the best vegatable to start planting now, what will be the easiest?

 

Hi Jared
Try planting Spring cabbage now and also Spinach which is a good and healthy vegetable and becoming very popular. Lambs Lettuce is a great winter salad that lasts well and easy to grow - there are also varieties of winter lettuce that can be harvested in Nov and Dec. Nothing better than home-grown vegetables.

 

Thanks for the advice, i might try some lambs lettuce, any advice on how to plant?

 

Im having reasonable luck with Pak Choi at the moment ; it seems to grow quicker than the slugs can eat it.. Just sow thinly & water - should be at the eatable stage in 4-5 weeks, weather permitting. Digging in a scoop of chicken poo beforehand doesnt go amiss.

 

wow thats quick! i never thought of any plants like that, thanks

 

I took the easy option last year for lambs lettuce and bought a seed tape. It worked well but do prevent it from bolting as this is detrimental to the flavour of the leaves. The soil needs to be kept moist and provide protection if frost is predicted.

 

Sounds easy, i'll definatly try that

 

this is my first year of growing, and so i dont know what to sow in autumn, im contemplating this order from realseeds:
PeJu (Oskar Very Early Pea)
ONPE (Paris Early White onion)
ONKM (Kyoto Market Green Bunching Onion)
CtGR (Giant Red Carrot)
PeHA (Early Annonay Pea)
would there be any issue with sowing these now? is anyone else sowing similiar?

 

Ah....I can plant peas now, can I?And they will be ready in the Spring?