Winter Veg in the Polytunnel

**ESBkevin** · 21-09-2016, 03:26 PM

Lettuce and use the rest of the space to get ready for spring starts.
I have a 6x6ft greenhouse with a potting bench/staging on one side and I put a blow away at the end for double insulated shelving to start real early seeds.

**MarkPelican** · 21-09-2016, 03:42 PM

I mainly grow lettuce. I split up the "living salads" from Lidl or wherever this gives a good healthy plant to start from.

For the first time this year I've grown a courgette plant in the polytunnel and I'll be interested to know how long it goes on cropping. There's no sign of mildew on it (yet). I also use the space to keep physalis plants out of the worst of the weather.

**veggiechicken** · 21-09-2016, 03:47 PM

I'm just starting pots of carrots, turnips and beetroot and radishes. They're going in the pots the tomatoes were in - reusing the compost (sieved).
Purely experimental - at our own risk

**unclefudgly** · 21-09-2016, 04:19 PM

Sounds great VC. I've got tons of seeds so a few experiments will be good

**MarkPelican** · 21-09-2016, 05:00 PM

Hadn't thought of carrots. Will give them a try in sieved compost in pots.

**Thelma Sanders** · 21-09-2016, 05:48 PM

I've just sown rocket, salad spinach and ruby chard in the border.

In modules I sowed Seeds of Italy Misticanza, red and green c&ca lettuce mix, Pan di Zucchero chicory, pak choi, corn salad and T&M Oriental salad leaves mix.

With a bit of luck that'll see me in greens through the winter

**Snadger** · 21-09-2016, 05:57 PM

Spring cabbage and Japanese onions in containers!

**Bren In Pots** · 21-09-2016, 06:26 PM

I've got 'winter lettuce' and kale seedling ready to go in my GH border once the toms have finished.

**Mr Bones** · 21-09-2016, 07:59 PM

Have sown rocket, land cress and red kale and plan to sow mustard leaf, mizuna and mixed leaf.

**hamamelis** · 22-09-2016, 07:23 AM

I'm thinking some mixed oriental greens and rocket, as well as the physalis that's already in there, but I may be running a little late.

It's my first year with a greenhouse, and I'm still figuring out what to do with it!

**jimj** · 22-09-2016, 10:05 PM

Giant winter spinach

I grow giant winter spinach very successfully over the winter. Also, perpetual spinach too.

**unclefudgly** · 23-09-2016, 07:57 AM

I'll be going down to the lottie today to start sowing. A few weeks good weather might give them a decent head start

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