Vegetable Gardening

5 Super-Early Vegetables to Start in Winter



💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx.
Winter can be a frustrating time for us gardeners. If you’re missing some fresh homegrown produce, we’ve got you covered…

When choosing plants that can be started early, follow our simple criteria to ensure you start harvesting in just a few weeks.

In this video we identify 5 vegetables that you can start growing now and demonstrate how to get the best return from these early season crops.

If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers:
http://www.GrowVeg.com
http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.com
http://gardenplanner.almanac.com
and many more…

To receive more gardening videos subscribe to our channel here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=GrowVeg

39 Comments

  1. Subscribed, I've only recently started to think about a raised bed for vegetables that I can eat all year round, seasonal, thoughts today were mainly on protecting against frost, I'm thinking heating cables? Poly tunnel as well for protection, any recommended vegetables? I want potatoes, carrots, sprouts, cabbage and onion as the minimum and anything else?

  2. What’s the best organic mulch to use on vegetable beds to avoid weeds ? Please advice

  3. If you pick the lower leaves of the pea shoots, will they still fruit later?
    Does this work for broad beans? Thanks for the video!

  4. I'm going to try using a large clear plastic bag, cut allong two sides, to make the plastic cover of a polytunnel.

  5. If you don't have containers you can use chicken wire below the surface to deter mice. Thank for the viddy!

  6. Don’t suppose you have a fix to stop deer eating the plants. They have found tasty snacks this winter and totally trashed my bird netting 😆

  7. I put in leeks and also onions which will be ready in Spring. Also you can leave potatoes in ground over winter and pick as needed. Chard and mustard leaves are other good veg leaves to try as well as raddish

  8. I have a greenhouse made from a single car garage. Have been growing radish, peas, lettuce, carrots, spinach, green onions, cilantro, broccoli, celery, and herbs. Wonderful flavor, no pesticides, just home grown goodness! We just received 33” of snow this week and greenhouse has a small heater and I use Temp Stick to monitor inside temperature. This spring will use a small AC unit to cool down the GH because it can be very warm inside. Zone 7, mountains of AZ.

  9. Great vid, as usual. Practical and inspirational, a rare combo. Sad to say, we live in a condo so cannot have any sort of row cover outside. BUT, I grow small takeout-trays of pea and radish microgreens under the grow-lights we use to start early spring lettuce, kale, and spinach. I'm also going to try starting several plugs of peas inside during late February to get a month's jump.

  10. We had a garden when i was growing up but this will be the first time i have one by myself, thanks for all the tips!

  11. Most years Spinach will over winter here in Indiana. 20 inches of snow on top of it this year and it is doing fine.

  12. I notice a few little bites out of yout radishes. I have them too and have tried to find out what they could be. I certainly have plenty slugs around and I have read it could be woodlice too, or even mice – yikes! Do you know what is eating at your's? And are they still ok to eat if cleaned up? Great videos by the way. I only stated gardening in May but totally hooked.

  13. Hi, I planted lettuce, herbs and kale seedlings in the patch 2 days ago but already two thirds of them have been gobbled up by slugs. Any tips? I have an eco garden but sometimes it gets the better of me!

  14. How long does the food typically last? If I made a lot of it how soon should I be planning on eating it?
    For the greenhouses, do I cover the food in plastic or fabric all day or just at night?

  15. Since i have a little patio, my gardening is all in pots. I'd love to know what i can start early and plant out into pots ?

  16. Do 'Grow Lights' emit a special kind of light, or can you just use regular light bulbs?

  17. Mustard and cilantro will go to flower very quickly with warm weather when planted in the spring.
    I prefer to plant these in the late summer/early fall (zone 6).

Write A Comment

Pin