Autumn Planting

[SUPEwoman]

Well I've done it. Dug up patches of my lawn for veg.

I've done a chequerboard effect (like square foot gardening but bigger) so I've got managable patches & am not daunted by a large area. I've dug down deep to break up the soil (which looks quite good) and just need something to plant. Any ideas?

I understand I can put in onion sets & some kinds of peas & carrots & will have to get out to buy garlic & greens (spinach). I've just set some radish. Anything else?

Thanks

[2steps]

I've grown brussel sprouts, winter cabbages and swede. I think some cauilflowers can be grown too

[Millymollymandy]

I think (but not 100% sure) that you sow onion seeds in autumn, or plant onion sets in the spring.

Do you have enough growing season left for peas? At this time of year I would put in quick growing stuff like radishes, which you've done and rocket. Some lettuce such as cut and come again ones should be OK too or the winter variety. I don't know about carrots - they take quite a few months to mature. Mine are ready now and I sowed them in April and May.

I've never really thought about planting much in the autumn as I'm usually knackered after spring and summer and have had enough!!!

[Wombat]

Thats great SUPE! I want to grow wheat on my front lawn but every time I broach the subject my wife threatens to have me committed

So I am stuck in the back yard!

Every year I plant onion seed in the autumn to slowly grow up through the witer so that I will have sets in spring. Doing pretty well this year, almost ready to go in!

Nev

[diver]

good for you SUPE, this time last year I put in winter broad beans, winter cabbage, and red onion sets and ordinary yellow onion sets. In November I put in the garlic....I just put in some from the shop because I hadn't grown it before and it did ok but was very small. This November I am going to buy some special ones for growing. All of the other stuff survived the winter on my lottie...snow and all and I had a good crop.