Preparation done, what about for sowing?

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  1. pilotax

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    Hi all,

    if you remember...I told you many threads ago I was starting my allotment. After many works, a long summer under the heatwave, I finished now to prepare the soil (you can see more pictures on my instagram profile too).
    Soy is just clay. I tried to integrate a bit with compost and horse manure (2x50lt compost and 2x50lt manure per bed) and spread them. I also prepared the tunnel in case I need (I used a MDPE Pipe Blue 25mm from screwfix, very cheap).
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    My question now is how to proceed for the winter. Reading online and the forum I found there're a lot of things I can sow now, but I am concerned with the method. Is it better to sow the seed or should I buy small plans (I guess the correct name is plug plants) and use them?
     
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    I guess it perhaps depends what you are growing. However it's going to be a lot cheaper from seeds.
     
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    Right. I was looking for things can be planted/sowed now like:
    - broccoli
    - cabbage
    - pak choi
    - radish
    - black kale
    - lettuce
     
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    Still time to plant radish. Winter lettuce sowing now too. The others you would need to buy good sized plants. You can sow winter onions now and soon it will be time to plant garlic.
     
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      ,,, also time for one last batch of Spinach and Rocket.
       
    • Mike77

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      I planted some chard around this time last year. It is cut and come again, harvest the outer leaves. It overwinters and will get going again early next year. Garlic you can plant in autumn. It is a good companion plant. So if you plan a bed out for something next spring you could plant garlic around about that. Shallots are also planted in autumn. Perhaps a shallot bed with garlic planted in the spaces in between.
       
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        Although I don`t grow veg at the moment, I vaguely remember my grandad telling me that he always put his broad beans in during October - he said they didn`t get blackfly then...... am I remembering right :scratch:
         
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          Im planting japanese onions and elephant garlic soon.
           
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