What could I grow now?

[Pickle]

I have been so slack this year with my veg plot. I have managed to get a few things in to my beds but nowhere near as much as last year. I currently have carrots, chard, beetroot, curly kale, brussels and tomatoes on the go. But I still have plenty of space in my beds.

I guess I'm just after inspiration really of some things that I could get going with now? There must be some things I could grow this late in the season even if it is for a spring crop.

Thanks in advance

Chloe

[rustylady]

Plenty of time to sow and crop salad leaves, radish, etc. Beetroot at a push. You can sow spring cabbage now. Soon be time to buy shallots, overwintering onion sets and garlic too.

[Snadger]

Plenty of time to sow and crop salad leaves, radish, etc. Beetroot at a push. You can sow spring cabbage now. Soon be time to buy shallots, overwintering onion sets and garlic too.

Think you've just about covered it there rustylady......ooh, apart from broadies of course!

[Patchninja]

You can sow some autumn peas. And it's probably not too late for a late sowing of mangetout as well.

[Pickle]

Thank you. I'll give all of those a go. What variety of autumn peas would you recommend?

[Jeanied]

Go for a variety of pea that says it is early on the pack, Pickle. The logic is that they are faster growing and maturing than the maincrop peas.

[gojiberry]

Feltham First is a good pea one to sow in autumn. Space them just slightly more than it says on the packet as autumn sown peas have a tendency for getting mildew and the slightly wider spacing allows better air circulation.

Ian

[Pickle]

Thank you Jeanie and Ian. Off I toddle to get some peas :-)

[trish60]

Don't forget Wilkinsons seeds are 70% off & they still had peas yesterday in my local store. Tescos seeds were half price as well.

[Pickle]

Oooo thanks Trish.

[chris]

Kelvedon Wonder are earlies aren't they - poss a choice if the others aren't available?

[cupcake]

Pak choi, mizuna, swiss chard and I'm going to do more cav nero.

[Pickle]

Thanks Cupcake

I really should have read this month's grow your own a bit more carefully. I just managed to grab 5mins to myself and it has a whole article of things you can sow in sept So now, thanks to all of your suggestions plus this article I've got lots of things to sow

[Snadger]

Round seeded peas for autumn...........wrinkle seeded peas for Spring/summer!