Vegetable planting guide: what to plant in October
Patio pots and containers
Plant: Mail order salad plug plants of corn salad, winter purslane, American land cress, lettuce 'Winter Density’, lettuce 'Arctic King’, salad rocket.
Sunny porch, lean-to or unheated greenhouse (mini or large)
Sow: Pots of cut-and-come-again mixed salad leaves.
Polytunnel
Sow:
Broad bean 'Super Aquadulce’
Overwintering lettuce 'Neil’,
Oriental mustard 'Red Giant’
Radish 'Scarlet Globe’
Salad rocket
Outdoors under cloches and/or garden fleece
Sow: Radish 'Short Top Forcing’ and salad rocket.
Outdoors in the garden or allotment
Sow: Broad bean 'Bunyard’s Exhibition’, pea 'Feltham First’ and overwintering lettuce 'Arctic King’.
Plant:
Rhubarb 'Poulton’s Pride’
Spring cabbage F1 'Duncan’
Cloves of autumn planting garlic 'Messidrome’, 'Provence Wight’ or 'Germidour’
Autumn planting 'sets’ of overwintering onion 'Senshyu Yellow’, shallots 'Jermor’ or 'Hative de Niort’
Elephant garlic
Send for now
New seed and plant/potato catalogues.
