Cold greenhouse

947matthews-VFQQcMR

Are there any food type plants that can be grown in the winter, in a cold greenhouse (in Northern England)?

Thanks

Brian

Dovefromabove

Good morning @947matthews-VFQQcMR and welcome to the forum 

Lambs lettuce would grow in beds or growbags or similar in an unheated greenhouse ...

info here https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-lambs-lettuce/

Bee witched

Hi @947matthews-VFQQcMR and welcome from me too,

I keep pots of mint and parsley in mine and they seem to do well.
Might try coriander this year. It always goes to seed too quickly in the summer.
I also have some troughs with strawberry plants in so that I can harvest them much earlier next year.

Bee x

947matthews-VFQQcMR

Thanks for your suggestions. Was thinking about lettuce so might have a go. I used to grow coriander for the seeds, great in curry. Would they go to seed in an unheated greenhouse though?

Brian

bertrand-mabel

You could try pak choi. They wont get as robust but still worth a go.

947matthews-VFQQcMR

Pak Choi, don't know that one but will check it out, thanks.

Brian

Joyce Goldenlily

At the moment I have a couple of large pots, one with a dwarf kale and the other with Cavalero kale growing in them. They are doing well and I have some more small plants coming on. I just pick a few leaves as and when I want them. You could try a large pot of potatoes for Christmas, a pot of Spinach or Chard possibly and I have just bought a packet of onion seeds that can be sown in Sept. a bit late but I am going to try a few seeds in a pot. They will not be ready before Spring.
Cropping veg. will not grow vigorously during the winter and most need warm soil and plenty of light as well as warmth. Experiment.

947matthews-VFQQcMR

Thank you for your suggestions. Will definitely try some. Waste of a greenhouse otherwise.

MikeOxgreen

Look up Charles Dowding on YouTube or buy his Winter gardening book. You are a little late for many things though, they should have been started off in August/ September. 

LunarSea

Well it was cold enough last night to see off all our Nasturtiums in the garden. Just hope my autumn-sown Thalictrum seedlings will be ok in our cold greenhouse. It fell to 0.5°C in there last night and will probably go below zero tonight. They're about 1.5" tall, in 3" pots & inside an unheated propagator.

Allotment Boy

Mizuna, mibuna and rocket, will all grow in cool temperatures with the protection of a greenhouse in winter. The other thing to try is micro greens indoors.