The Winter Vegetable Garden

Just as I thought winter had passed, we get a blast of cold weather coming in. It’s been such a mild winter that I even started getting my early potatoes ready for planting. Here in Cornwall we can literally see the sea from our garden, which means we don’t always get that extreme weather that other parts of the country suffer from. It also means I can plant the early potatoes as early as February – but not at this precise moment.

Frosty Weather

There is always a silver lining in my world. So in one sense I don’t mind a nice bit of frosty weather. You see a nice hard frost kills any pests and diseases that might be lurking around. It also kills of slugs and snails that are hiding in crooks and crannies. We have a trick whereby we lay a large piece of hardboard on our lawn near the vegetable garden – it’s nice hiding place for those very small little slugs every morning there are loads of slugs hiding there, then we take the board to the chickens and the have breakfast!

Seeds you can sow

Growing Broad Beans

I do love this time of year as I get excited to plan my garden for the year. So like I said soon I’ll be planting my early potatoes. But I also like to sow early Broad Beans. I like to sow a nice early variety like Bunyards Exhibition mostly because I can sow the seeds in February under a cloche. Bunyards Exhibition is a very reliable cropper.

Growing Peas

Onions & Shallots

Back in November I planted my onion sets. But I am also going to grow some shallots, which will be going in soon. Shallots have more taste to them then onions and are often deemed easier to grow then onions.

Growing Peas

I also like to sow some early peas. I sow mine in February/March under cloches to give them a good start. A great early variety is Feltham First. You can also start your peas in old guttering in the greenhouse or tunnel. Then in March/April you can put them into place outside – this is a great way to eat early peas.

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