6 Must-Grow Crops to Sow this Autumn

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The arrival of autumn sees us busy tidying up the vegetable garden and clearing away the spent crops of summer. But there are still some crops to be sown, even now.
It may be cooler than it was, but there’s life in the old growing season yet! So, join me as we look at a few hardy heroes to sow and plant right now!
In this short video we’ll share our six must-grow veggies to sow this autumn, and keep your garden cropping for longer.
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[@sabinawieczorek3395]

Lettuce, cabbage, carrot, spinach, radish, chard, onion, garlic. All are already growing :D

[@GrowVeg]

Some tasty pickings on the horizon then Sabina.

[@Spindlegrind]

@@GrowVegalways room for a second crop somewhere!

[@ralsharp6013]

The old radish is a very underrated and delicious addition to any salad. The iceberg variety is amazing and you can harvest them for anything up to 4 months before they start going woody.. ✔️💧🌱

[@francisgeorgemurphy]

Thanks for this, a real ray of sunshine in these troubled times, you've inspired me to get my wellies on and get back to the garden!

[@GrowVeg]

Great stuff Frank!

[@MrBillypix]

I'm a complete newbie to growing veg and I'm totally inspired by Ben and GrowVeg. This year I've had incredible crops from Tomatoes, chillis, peppers, potatoes, beans and cucumber. Cucumber has stopped now so I'm ready to plant something else. Bring it on!

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased the videos have helped. Sounds like you’ve had a successful summer!

[@elegantsufficiency2866]

Brilliant video; I'll be taking you up on some of those suggestions. It's so nice to know that the veg beds don't need to sit empty through the winter months.

[@easyandnatural6320]

True, first winter of my new life I have realised that so many vegetables you can grow in winter season .😂 Never too late.

[@OGeeB9340]

Thank you! Some great tips here. Particularly the one about faca beans. I have planted lettuce, kale, chard, cabbage and radishes.

[@maurice1606]

Of all the crops that I've read can be started in autumn, I'm about to sow at least the one I'll most enjoy-peas, encouraged by the fact that, with little veg experience, I have had good luck with mangetout this summer.

[@bob.fagg-bois657]

Ivè just planted another crop of Haricot nain (dwarf beans) as i live in france and winters are quite moderate.

[@AlabamaTree]

Thanks for the tip about Spanish Black Radish. I’ve got some growing now 🙂

[@carolavant3778]

Hi, Ben! North Florida Fall gardens are the best! I've got seed trays of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, rutabagas, collards and lettuces already sown, and today, I started three 162 cell trays of sweet, short-day, onions. In the next few weeks, I'll be direct seeding English peas, beets, and carrots to over-winter. I'm hoping all goes well, like last year.

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like you’ve got loads to look forward to Carol, good work!

[@patrickgeraghty3207]

Thanks for your video. You have given me lots on inspiration for this next season

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Thanksfor this! I’m getting the full garden ready

[@VegetableGrowingForBeginners]

I’ve planted spring cabbage ( sowed in pots in late July and just planted in veg patch) ..........Japanese onion sets planted this weekend.

[@Katemazing4]

I did lettuce and herbs so I can bring the, all inside for Canadian winter! But I'm already prepping for next year!

[@esequielvaldez1540]

Grasias por los concejos ❤❤

[@NashvilleMonkey1000]

The last of the strawberry seedlings just went out and they are doing well. They are in the best spots to survive the winter so all we can do now is wait and watch after them. One garden bed left to set up, will decide what goes in it soon, in spring prolly peppers there.

[@doodlesanddigs7968]

Thanks for the tips! ❤️

[@florinabutcovan6427]

Thank you for this video! I was wondering what else I can plant now beside garlic and onions 😊 very usefull informations 😊

[@lnxjenn]

Doing some more autumn potatoes, and winter squashes. Onions and garlic.... No broad beans this year I think..

[@akalam27]

Excellent advice thanks so much

[@CynthiaKao]

Appreciate your videos! Thank you!

[@pippavanel4170]

Ah I love your videos! Thank you so optimistic- I had just started someone else's autumn gardening tips video and thought I had missed the boat 😂 now I am motivated again!

[@GrowVeg]

That's wonderful to hear. :-)

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Already got royal purple bush beans at 15 inches, matador spinach, chives, and mustard greens sprouting....just waiting on my garlic to come in the mail so I can start those. You're so right, we all have another round of crops to tend to until the first frost! Excited!

[@GrowVeg]

The promise of so much more to come!

[@Howtoandadvice00]

Thanks for the video❤️✌🏿

[@amandatolan4974]

I've got lettuce, arugula, radishes, cress, green onions, and kale sown for the fall garden. I'm in growing zone 3B, and have no problems overwintering fall-planted garlic. You just need to bury the cloves deep enough and cover it with straw or leaves. It's one of the first things to pop up in the spring.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for sharing that Amanda - that's helpful to know.

[@sharonkduford2381]

I will be planting garlic!

[@kitdubhran2968]

Miner’s lettuce. Also going to try to sprout carrots for seed saving next summer.

[@simplifygardening]

Great video Ben loads of stuff yet to sow its not too late

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Tony! 😀

[@guylainest-louis160]

Thank you for your great video. Just plant some winter lettuce, red mizuna, rocket and fast asian greens. I’m thinking about rapini too. Our Canadian zone 5 is always full of surprises.

[@GrowVeg]

Some great things to be planting there. :-)

[@Akasha303]

I love your videos !!

[@izzywizzy2361]

broad beans, onions and garlic all planned out for where they will go on the allotment!

[@debkincaid2891]

♥️♥️♥️♥️ Great suggestions!

[@joannaa1724]

Fava beans!

[@timtation5837]

Brussels sprouts!!! And lots of other brassicas... Brassicas do incredible things in the cold, they get sweeter and bright and clean tasting. The best Brussels sprouts are those you dig out of the snow... They are incredible, absolutely delicious, the veggie I look forward to the most each year... (yes, I grow them all year round), but the ones dug out of the snow are completely different and I could never eat enough of them. Agribon frost covers and the green house keeps me in veggies all year round, but those brassicas get the full brunt of winter and make your mouth smile when they get covered in snow. Deep winter is my favorite time of the year for veggies... While I love fresh sweet corn and melons, and spring/summer what not, and I love fall and winter squashes, nothing compares to those snow picked brassicas. Nothing!!!

[@GrowVeg]

I'm with you there Tim - the fresh, crisp air of winter can do some incredible things for flavour.

[@easyandnatural6320]

@@GrowVeg Now I understand, why seasonal vegetables used to be so tasty in my childhood. 🤗

[@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad.]

My sentiments exactly. I just posted the same thing re: Brussels and kale, which taste better after a frost.

[@marymcandrew7667]

Hello Tim, I never heard of "Agribon frost cover", is that a brand name? What plants do you put it on, do you ever put it on brassicas over winter? I'm going to try growing some kale, kalettes, cabbage, all are started and planted out now as tiny plants. I didn't know if they need a little protection if growing over winter (Scottish Borders).

[@simbobcrafts4843]

Is there still time to sow brassicas in September?

[@missgwills1856]

Great info thanks !

[@pio4362]

Interesting to hear your comments on Rocket. I sowed it the same time as Lettuce in early June, and I barely got 2 weeks out of the wild rocket, whilst I'm still feasting on the lettuce! And I didn't even pick the rocket as often as I should, owing to newbie confusion (thought it was a weed at one stage). Will try resowing it soon then with garlic. The other day I sowed beetroot for 1st time, hopes it not too late in our temperate climate.

[@ralsharp6013]

😂 I totally get it. When I first started growing radish I thought they were weeds too!😂

[@RhonaForbes]

Thank You ~ This has fantastic information ~ my polytunnel is going to be busy this Winter ❄️ ⭐️ Your videos are so inspiring 🐝🌻

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks Rhona, so pleased you enjoy them. :-)

[@kw7089]

Wish we had a longer season for fall planting

[@KimmysKitchenandGarden]

Thank you!!! :)

[@DailyLifeandNature]

Good video how to grow crop from Seeds, thanks for sharing to us such an amazing informative and educational

[@GrowVeg]

You're very welcome - thanks for watching!

[@TheTwistedTraceur]

for me its more a matter of finding some small seedlings, or even the seeds!

[@PanAmStyle]

Winters are generally very cold here but I plant my garlic around the 2nd week of November and they do very well. Cutting scapes occurs about mid-June and harvest is in the 3rd week of July. It may be the variety that I grow that contributes to the success.

[@GrowVeg]

Sounds like you have a good growing system going there. :-)

[@lindalee601]

Lettuce, carrots, radishes, onions, snow peas, beans and kale. I'm so excited too. I'm zone 6 so my first frost date is November 1st. Should be a great fall crop. Thanks for sharing your garden with us. 🥒💗🌻🍓🌻🍉🍅

[@GrowVeg]

You're very welcome Linda. Hope you get some great fall harvests.

[@karensanders2785]

What variety of lettuce?

[@Dormousey]

@@karensanders2785 Hi Karen, I have a pack of 3 winter lettuce and they are: Arctic King (butterhead), Winter Density (semi cos) and Wintercrop (butterhead). HTH

[@karensanders2785]

@@Dormousey Oh, thank you! I'll look into those.

[@karensanders2785]

@@Dormousey Thank you!

[@sueseward3593]

Here in central Texas we plant kale, collards, lettuce greens in the fall. We try to keep our tomatos and peppers going as long as possible depending on the first cold frost which last year was in November and then we had a mild winter. I got some other ideas from the video! TY!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for that Sue. Fresh tomatoes in November must be a real treat!

[@le2584]

What are collards please?

[@kathygedamke2167]

September is rely the big start to growing non-tropical things in south Florida! I'm putting in beans, peas, lettuces, arugula, spinach, kale, carrots, radishes , cabbage and Seminole pumpkins. Last month I started tomatoes and peppers, which won't frit in our hot summers.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope you get a super harvest over the coming months Kathy.

[@birdsaloud7590]

I might try some Kale too!

[@SK-lt1so]

Lettuce , carrots, peas, radishes (not doing well) Plant garlic later in the fall for next year.

[@TommyBarnezTV]

I feel your voice would be particularly good at reciting poetry, The Crocodile by Roald Dahl maybe...

[@GrowVeg]

Tom Barnes - is that you! What a pleasure to hear from you and how fantastic that you're a fellow KZbinr - good man! Drop us an email and let me know what you're up to!

[@TommyBarnezTV]

@@GrowVeg hey mate, dropped you a message on Facebook 😎

[@queenSummerKeli]

Carrots.beets.radish. lettuce.collards.kale.and spinach. Beans.garlic and ginger all growing!!

[@GrowVeg]

Great stuff!

[@HealthGeekMum]

I have already planted in seed trays, lamb cress and lamb lettuce, Chinese salads, chard, kale and rocket. Planning to do spring onions too :)

[@deanhawthorn5783]

only got a small patch in the garden 20 sq meter......so for me i let the ground rest for the spring

[@3611136111]

i wait till tomatoes and peppers are going down then pull everything and plant green beans in every available space. When they are going down i pull them and plant carrots, onions, collards, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, chard, and im gonna try garlic

[@petanipedas123]

Nice 👍🏼🌱

[@laurieanne9712]

Great ideas--I think I'll give the Fava beans a try!

[@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad.]

Excellent stuff. As usual, we're growing arugula, romaine, and a mesclun salad mix of red kale, leaf lettuces, endive and chervil in pots which I'll move into the garage when a deep frost threatens. I live a mile from Lake Erie, and our early winters are mild since the lake retains a lot of heat. So we harvest fresh salad greens through late December when sans greenhouse, the cold and lack of sun tilts the cost/ benefit in the direction of buying romaine hearts at the grocery. However, we'll be harvesting our mature kale and Brussel sprouts through most of the winter, and they taste better after a frost, IMHO.

[@GrowVeg]

I agree, so many vegetables taste great after a frost. Great to be so close to Lake Erie - like you say, it's a massive storage heater for you!

[@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad.]

@@GrowVeg But the Great Lakes cause a lot of "lake effect" snow when the temp is below freezing and the wind's blowing from the north. Still, I love it here.

[@WaddedBliss]

In the UK you can bring pepper plants inside when it gets cold. There's no need to chuck them away.

[@vanessaeden8174]

My peppers grew distorted outside this year in South England. Humid weather perhaps?

[@WaddedBliss]

@@vanessaeden8174 I don't know. Mine are growing OK but I got them out so late in the year I missed loads of the growing season. In SE England.

[@jimboultonafc]

@@WaddedBliss the trick with peppers and chillis is to start them early as they have a long ripening period I have just sown seeds indoors (11th Jan) in a heated propagator hopefully by mid feb i'll be potting on and in March harden them off in the greenhouse until the last frost then they can go out in a sunny spot for the summer

[@WaddedBliss]

@@jimboultonafc You know, I was just thinking about putting seeds in a warm, sunny room?

[@jimboultonafc]

@@WaddedBliss chillis need a minimum of 20 degrees celcius, if you have a warm windowsill its always worth a try

[@birdsaloud7590]

Love your channel! New subscriber. You remind me of a gardening version of the actor Graeme Garden from The Goodies! Appropriate surname!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks for the sub - it's great to have you with us!

[@XinaGri]

Fava beans and a nice glass of chianti 👌

[@GrowVeg]

Haha - always hits the spot!

[@catherineobrien4477]

I have already planted collard greens, radish, kale seeds in my zone 9a garden. More to come: lettuce, beets, arugula.

[@Silkiesmom]

This was great! Good ideas that I never thought of. Fava beans…lol! With a nice chianti ..

[@neilaitken9422]

don't forget the liver!!

[@Journey-of-healing]

Thanks for this! What would you define as 'particularly cold'? I live in Suffolk Uk

[@GrowVeg]

I don't think you'd class Suffolk as 'particularly cold' - I guess when I say that I mean regions where the ground is snow-covered or frozen for weeks on end.

[@cherishedhomestead710]

I am in zone 9...Orlando, Florida...probably too early for planting leafy greens? I was going to get my onions and garlic going though. Also, some tulip bulbs. I have never done a winter garden yet...I am excited. Do you think I should plant the leafy greens yet, if not, what would you suggest? Thanks for your informative videos!!

[@GrowVeg]

In Florida you can sow them a lot later on and they will grow throughout the winter, no problem. Start them somewhere cool - potentially even indoors if it's very hot - then plant out late fall/early winter.

[@AlabamaTree]

Hello, I love your videos 🙂 I’ve planted some winter lettuce, Chinese cabbage and radish today. What is the best way to keep slugs away?

[@GrowVeg]

Check out our video on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHvZhqqhe7-Yha8

[@AlabamaTree]

@@GrowVeg thank you 🙂

[@jamescusick9903]

Great tips, can you grow tomatoes indoors once the weather gets colder and days get shorter

[@GrowVeg]

Not really James. The main issue is light - it's just too dull indoors compared to out. Some people do grow shorter cherry type bush tomatoes under grow lights, but I'm not convinced this is worth doing. Best wait till next spring.

[@jacquelinehoward5183]

Hello Ben. I'm sick at home, and your videos have grown on me 😉 I am in love with your property! I'm pretty sure your greenhouse is the size of my whole yard! What zone are you growing in? I'm in Southern Ontario, Canada. I'm not sure what "particularly cold areas" means in relation to where you are.

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Jacqueline. Thanks for watching. I am in zone 8. I would imagine your winters might classify as ‘pretty cold’!

[@jacquelinehoward5183]

@GrowVeg I'm 6b. Thanks for the reply!

[@lisasharpe7793]

I am in North Carolina (7b) and have planted broccoli, white and red cabbages, brussels sprouts, turnips, carrots, green peas and leeks. I know that some crops are slow to germinate if it's too warm. Is that the case with turnips and leeks?

[@GrowVeg]

These are cool-season crops, so may either be slow to germinate in very warm weather, or give erratic germination. In hot weather you may even be better off germinating them indoors before moving them out.

[@tonysegadelli9421]

Can I plant in grow bags and place the grow bags outside in the garden? Basically I'm trying to use them as raised beds

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, you could certainly do that. Just make sure to cut slits in the bottom of the bags for drainage.

[@Unoraptormon]

I originally wasn't going to plant anything else, but I had an idea of making an indoor garden since I have a Meyer Lemon Tree that I need to bring in. What would you suggest for an indoor garden?

[@GrowVeg]

Peppers (and chilli peppers) can do reasonably well on a sunny windowsill. Also salad leaves, though in midwinter you really need a grow light to give them enough light to continue growing healthily. Also worth trying pots of leafy herbs, from which you can take cuttings on the windowsill. Oh, and definitely try sprouting seeds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGLFcnuioq6Fbpo

[@Unoraptormon]

@@GrowVeg Thank you very much!

[@Pete.Ty1]

😊👍

[@louisehunter9121]

I have some healthy romanesco cauliflower and purple sprouting broccoli seedlings in tiny pots, can I plant them outside now in Scotland?

[@GrowVeg]

It's probably a bit late to be honest Louise. But they're not going to do any good in pots, so if I were you I'd get them planted anyhow and, if you can, protect them a little on colder days/nights with some fleece or cloches until they get to a reasonable size. They will probably put on a good growth spurt in the spring, so may well give a useable harvest then.

[@louisehunter9121]

@@GrowVeg thanks! I’m a relatively new gardener and just learning by mistakes and triumphs! I’ll put them in my covered trough and hope for the best - you never know! :)

[@asimplelifehome]

Do you recommend planting anything in a garden bed that had sunflowers in it due to their toxicity?

[@GrowVeg]

I wasn't aware they were particularly toxic. Perhaps top up the garden bed with an inch or so of compost and then replant.

[@catherinewright9656]

Hi! I have just ordered a raised bed kit, for my first attempt at veg growing!! I have an Autumn kit of broad beans, peas, onion, shallots and garlic. I'm in Bournemouth, so winters are mild, but should I put out slug traps / netting / fleece, or just leave them be? I'm keen to get going, but as a complete beginner, would I be better off waiting until Spring to start?

[@Outdoorsimplicity]

I’m at the same stage as you, good luck! I bought some fleece. I saw a video that says to put a plank of wood at an angle propped up against the outer edge of the bed for slugs to hide under

[@GrowVeg]

You may not need netting/fleece - but add it if you do find birds are a problem and nip at your young seedlings. For slugs, just be sure to remove any lying debris so there are fewer places for them to hide. Or put a plank of wood down as Hayley suggests then collect up and remove the slugs regularly as they hide beneath it. I'd leave slug traps until next spring.

[@GALLOPINGANGELS]

What was that liquid you poured in the small container when you were talking about slugs in the lettuce segment

[@2gooddrifters]

Beer.

[@GrowVeg]

Slugs love beer and are attracted to it. They can then be collected up and disposed of from time to time.

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

👌👍

[@jacquelinestravels]

when you say '' particularly cold winter '' , what temperature is that , i consider our winters here in the south east of england quite cold but never actually checked the temperature so don't know if i should sow some seeds under cover in the greenhouse .

[@UmmDuzzina]

I doubt your winters get that cold there. Particularly cold would be lots of snow and below freezing for long periods of time (lower than -10°C, I’d say). Like Scotland perhaps, or the north of Scandinavia. Winters in the Midlands are mild, comparatively, here I grow garlic, onions and broad beans etc over winter without problems.

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, I would say your winters are mild, so you can get on and sow them as normal.

[@redtigerlily8165]

When can we plant garlic in North Texas?

[@GrowVeg]

I'm assuming you're in about zone 7, in which case you could plant sometime in November - probably best towards the start of the month. If it gets really cold this winter, consider protecting the planted garlic with some straw/dried leaves to keep them somewhat snug.

[@alexismckee9906]

Hi Ben my polycarbonate tunnel should be up by mid sept is it too late on to plant any vegetables in it?

[@GrowVeg]

You could get on and plant plug plants of bought-in kale, sprouting broccoli, and spring cabbage. Also plenty to be sown - winter salads like winter lettuce, mizuna, mustards, claytonia etc.

[@alexismckee9906]

@@GrowVeg many thanks Ben

[@hasantanveer9457]

Garlic

[@Dormousey]

Oh my gosh. Even this guy can.t get decent seed sowing compost! Westland is the way to go (no affiliation).

[@GrowVeg]

I may try it out, thanks for the recommendation!

[@helenhawkins4054]

🤗✅

[@lucianhetea2703]

Is it ok to plant broccoli now(in September) if I live in zone 5B? Thank you.

[@PlasticusForkus]

Why don't you just give it a go and see how you get on?

[@GrowVeg]

You're right at the end of the possible window for planting broccoli. If you have young plants ready to go in the ground - and you then have another month of reasonable growing weather - there is a chance you may be successful. But it is rather late. But as PlasticusForkus says, it's worth a try.

[@j.reneewhite915]

Purple Sprouting Broccoli is winter hardy and would be your best bet for planting now. Best of luck.

[@le2584]

@@PlasticusForkus your name is wonderful! 😂😂

[@tinapowell5851]

I've already planted my garlic and onion sets.....have I peaked too early? I'm a newbie can you tell! :)

[@GrowVeg]

It probably is a bit early as they will put on a big spurt of growth if the weather is still warm and may then get hammered by the cold. But let's see how you get on - you may have the biggest bulbs of the lot of us next spring!

[@tinapowell5851]

GrowVeg hope so! 😊

[@stuartdoran7626]

Does garlic not need the cold winter to split the clove into a bulb?

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, it does need some exposure to cold to help growth the following spring. The bulbs sold for planting in spring will have been cold-treated in some way, so you wouldn't have to worry about this.

[@sandraperez7331]

Spring bulbs may have been treated in cold, but what about bulbs to be planted in autumn? Do they need to be in the refrigerator first? What will happen if they have been in the refrigerator before planting them late October?

[@yuksanng8864]

Is it too late to sow purple sprouting brocooli?

[@GrowVeg]

In the UK, yes it is. You may still be able to source plants though. For example: www.organicplants.co.uk/acatalog/Brassicas-Broccoli-Cabbage-Calabrese-Mustard-October.html

[@karensanders2785]

What varieties of lettuce are winter hardy? I'm in US zone 6b

[@amandatolan4974]

Hey Karen, here's some examples for you. I'm sure these varieties are available from other seed companies too: www.westcoastseeds.com/collections/lettuce-seeds

[@GrowVeg]

Some great suggestions from Amanda there - thanks Amanda. I'd also add varieties such as 'Winter Density' and 'Grenoble Red', though these are varieties sold in the UK, so I'm unsure as to whether they'd be available in the US.

[@christopherpcreation]

Black simpson, butter crunch, rocky mountain spotted,

[@jenniferm3572]

Were u pouring your plants a beer at the beginning??? lol 🍻 If so, why? 😁

[@WaddedBliss]

It's called a beer trap. Bury a container up to its neck in the soil. Pour beer in to the container. Slugs and snails are attracted to the raps and drown drunk and happy.

[@GrowVeg]

As Ed says, it's a very effective way of trapping slugs. I empty it out every few days to a week, tipping the lot under a shrub and then re-filling. You can use the cheapest beer available - don't waste the good stuff!

[@jenniferm3572]

GrowVeg Ha! Wine a plenty here 🥂. Guess I have to make a beer run! 🏃‍♀️ 💃 Before I go... It’s midnight and thought I heard something in the coop. One fell off the perch sheesh but no biggie 🤷‍♀️🐓 However when I walked passed my tomato plants I noticed one almost picked clean. Horn worms! 🐛 What is their favorite beverage?!! 😁

[@rajberisings]

where is the best place to buy seeds for these "autumn" crops

[@GrowVeg]

They are widely available online. I can't recommend specific sites, but if you take a look you will easily come across them.

[@petersmith-qz7mt]

I live in NW uk container garden only..when can I plant kale we only have rain never sunshine

[@pawelkapica5363]

you can lettuce know ;)

[@GrowVeg]

See what I did there!

[@harryturnbull1884]

How you supposed to know what 'winter' lettuce is

[@GrowVeg]

The variety description should tell you - it's basically lettuces suitable for sowing later in the season to overwinter. Often they have winter names like 'Winter Density' or 'Winter Wonderland'.

[@ceciliawootten2536]

On my Appletree it is upright but I have a rather thick protrusion of a Off on on one side should I take that off

[@GrowVeg]

Not sure what you mean by that Cecilia. Could you explain in a little more detail, sorry.

[@cedarpope]

Unless you live on the west coast right now....

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, it's heartbreaking to see the news coming out of the West. Our thoughts are with them.

[@MikeM-uy6qp]

What, no brassicas? Beets? Chard?

[@GrowVeg]

Those crops should have been sown a little earlier Mike, but they are great crops going into the autumn, yes.

[@MikeM-uy6qp]

@@GrowVeg Makes sense. I've got all my brassicas under grow lights right now.

[@sonnossonnos1995]

'lettuce' know what you are going to sow

[@lipbalm4me210]

... what hardiness zones are you talking?!? I'm in 4.5 USDA HARDINESS ZONE.

[@GrowVeg]

It does vary somewhat. The advice here is based on an 'average' of zone 8 or thereabouts, but the advice would apply to other zones to varying degrees. Your winters are very hard so winter salads would need some form of cold protection, and you would probably be best off starting fava beans in the spring. I would have hesitated about garlic (and onion sets) but Amanda Talon, who has also left a comment for this video, has this to say: 'I'm in growing zone 3B, and have no problems overwintering fall-planted garlic. You just need to bury the cloves deep enough and cover it with straw or leaves. It's one of the first things to pop up in the spring.'

[@buzzzkill9183]

This guy doesn't need to use words. He talks by wriggling his face. Freaky man.