Winter Gardening Veggies

goodguys3 · October 11, 2016

Here are some winter season veggies that you can grow. Onions, radish, lettuce, garlic, leeks, peas etc

Chapinz8 · October 11, 2016

I'd add kale, collards and spinach to that list as they are probably the most healty winter crops you can grow.

Rajun Gardener · October 11, 2016

Ya'll forgot carrots, beets, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, bean sprouts, kolrabi and micro greens.

Chapinz8 · October 11, 2016

You forgot we're a little bit lazy.

Shrinkrap · October 11, 2016

Add shallots and fava beans, chard, arugula, sometimes potatoes.

b54red · October 18, 2016

I have cucumbers and beans planted for fall and already have mustard greens and a few broccoli already in the garden. I have lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts ready to go out in the garden as soon as it gets a bit cooler. Soon it will be time to start carrots, spinach, more lettuce and onions.

Bill

Cole_Robbie · October 18, 2016

There's a guy on another web forum who is a market gardener in Zone 5 Kansas. He has posted a lot of impressive pics of his high tunnels in winter. He harvests year-round. In some of his pics, there's a foot of snow on the ground outside. Inside the high tunnel, he uses a low-tunnel type of row cover, and also pulls a frost blanket over the rows on very cold nights. He grows greens, turnips, and carrots. It's all very impressive, but it looks like a lot more work than I am willing to do.

EPawlick · October 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by b54red

I have cucumbers and beans planted for fall and already have mustard greens and a few broccoli already in the garden. I have lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts ready to go out in the garden as soon as it gets a bit cooler. Soon it will be time to start carrots, spinach, more lettuce and onions.

Bill

I am growing carrots, leeks, snow peas, kale, lettuce, kalettes and snow peas. With the weather here still in the mid 70's, I plan to wait until the end of the month to plant my garlic.

The last frost day for my area is October 13 but this year my Blue Lake beans, Tomato Cupid, and Tomato Sugar Rush are still producing fruit daily. As are several of my peppers: Ancho Poblano Tiburon Pepper, Hot Chili Habanero Yellow Sun Gold Pepper, Hot Chili Chocolate Bhut Jolokia Pepper, Hot Rey Pakal Pepper, Mucho Nocho Jalapeno, Hot Chili Spicey Slice Jalapeno Pepper and Orange Blaze Bell Pepper.
I can see the signs -- 'Winter is coming'.

Gardeneer · October 23, 2016

What can start/plant in zone 8a in NC , now ?
We will have FF some time in November.
I will plant garlic in mid November. I am in the process of making a garden in native sandy soil ( about 90% sand). Adding lots of fall leave, pine straw and wood ash.

mamaboog · October 23, 2016

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

What can start/plant in zone 8a in NC , now ?
We will have FF some time in November.
I will plant garlic in mid November. I am in the process of making a garden in native sandy soil ( about 90% sand). Adding lots of fall leave, pine straw and wood ash.

I put some peas, spinach, kale, and lettuce mix in! They're slow growing, but the only thing that'll probably die prematurely are the peas.

Rajun Gardener · October 23, 2016

I cheated and jumped the gun and this front cooled us down, the weather will be perfect all week with low 50's and mid 80's.

Brocolli up front and collards in the back

Squash still going, a few cauliflower that the bugs didn't get mixed with cabbage and 2 rows of sweet potatoes on the right

Gardeneer · October 23, 2016

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Originally Posted by mamaboog

I put some peas, spinach, kale, and lettuce mix in! They're slow growing, but the only thing that'll probably die prematurely are the peas.

Thank you for the reply.
I will get some of those you have mentioned. I will skip the peas. I rather plant them early spring.

MarianneW · October 23, 2016

Shoot, it's too hot here for any of my squash to even set yet. I'm just now getting cowpea flowers. I'm guessing winter is not coming, based on the 10 day forecast & the La Niña prediction. I'm thinking in December we'll have a week of "fall."

Desert problems.

greenthumbomaha · October 23, 2016

We had a frost in the area but my late summer planted backyard squash made it along with the tomatoes. The squash is growing slow in the shorter day and cold night. What was the size of a jalapeno before the frost are about the size of a brat over a week later . They're still nice and firm and I hope they get to cucumber size by the heavy cold coming next week. In summer they would be like a monster baseball bat by now.

- Lisa

EPawlick · December 3, 2016

My kalettes are finally ready for harvesting. We are going to have them for dinner tonight.

October 11, 2016	#1
goodguys3 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Winter Gardening Veggies Here are some winter season veggies that you can grow. Onions, radish, lettuce, garlic, leeks, peas etc

October 23, 2016	#9
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,914	What can start/plant in zone 8a in NC , now ? We will have FF some time in November. I will plant garlic in mid November. I am in the process of making a garden in native sandy soil ( about 90% sand). Adding lots of fall leave, pine straw and wood ash. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

October 11, 2016	#2
Chapinz8 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chapin, SC Posts: 143	I'd add kale, collards and spinach to that list as they are probably the most healty winter crops you can grow.

October 11, 2016	#3
Rajun Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tomato Cornhole Posts: 2,550	Ya'll forgot carrots, beets, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, bean sprouts, kolrabi and micro greens.

October 11, 2016	#5
Shrinkrap Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: N. California Posts: 695	Add shallots and fava beans, chard, arugula, sometimes potatoes.

October 18, 2016	#6
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I have cucumbers and beans planted for fall and already have mustard greens and a few broccoli already in the garden. I have lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts ready to go out in the garden as soon as it gets a bit cooler. Soon it will be time to start carrots, spinach, more lettuce and onions. Bill

October 18, 2016	#7
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	There's a guy on another web forum who is a market gardener in Zone 5 Kansas. He has posted a lot of impressive pics of his high tunnels in winter. He harvests year-round. In some of his pics, there's a foot of snow on the ground outside. Inside the high tunnel, he uses a low-tunnel type of row cover, and also pulls a frost blanket over the rows on very cold nights. He grows greens, turnips, and carrots. It's all very impressive, but it looks like a lot more work than I am willing to do.

October 23, 2016	#13
MarianneW Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Arizona Posts: 153	Shoot, it's too hot here for any of my squash to even set yet. I'm just now getting cowpea flowers. I'm guessing winter is not coming, based on the 10 day forecast & the La Niña prediction. I'm thinking in December we'll have a week of "fall." Desert problems.

October 23, 2016	#14
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	We had a frost in the area but my late summer planted backyard squash made it along with the tomatoes. The squash is growing slow in the shorter day and cold night. What was the size of a jalapeno before the frost are about the size of a brat over a week later . They're still nice and firm and I hope they get to cucumber size by the heavy cold coming next week. In summer they would be like a monster baseball bat by now. - Lisa

December 3, 2016	#15
EPawlick Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Zone 6b Posts: 232	My kalettes are finally ready for harvesting. We are going to have them for dinner tonight.