Plant These Vegetables to Create a Winter Garden
While winter is not usually considered a gardening season, it is possible – with proper precautions and precautions – to plant and grow a handful of vegetables during the colder season. Of course it depends on how cold and snowy your winter gets, but thanks to climate change, who knows what a “normal” winter looks like now.
If this is your first winter garden, you may be looking for advice on what to plant. Fortunately, experienced gardener Theo Spengler provides several examples in an article for Hunker . Here are some to consider and why.
Cabbage
It turns out that there is a variety of leafy vegetables called Brassica oleracea, also known as winter cabbage. Unsurprisingly, this is the best choice for a conservatory, says Spengler . But even this seasonally suitable cabbage has a caveat: Although winter cabbage is frost-resistant, without protection, winter cabbage will not withstand severe frosts, he explains.
Greenery
We tend to associate salads with summer and greens with salads, so it might seem a little odd to include them in a winter garden. But Spengler says they can withstand frost and moderate frost, and suggests planting arugula, mustard greens, Swiss chard, kale and spinach.
Field winter peas
Also known as Austrian peas, these pod vegetables can withstand temperatures up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Therefore, in some places they are planted as a cover crop. “These winter peas will work in any medium, well-drained soil, but require sunlight,” he writes .
Swede
Described as a cross between turnip and cabbage, Rutabaga is one of the most underrated root vegetables around. Not only are they delicious, but according to Spengler , they taste best when ripe in cool, frosty weather.
Cabbage
Like rutabaga, this previously trendy vegetable tastes better when grown in winter. And most importantly, Spengler says , it doesn’t need any protection during the cold season.