Vegetable Seeds to Sow Now for Autumn Harvests

Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by Tracey in How To Grow Veg

Time goes by so fast in the height of the vegetable growing season and I always get caught up in summer BBQ’s, festivals, relaxing in the sunshine and usually I completely forget about what to sow for an autumn harvest until its too late. By too late I mean I miss Autumn completely and sow in July and August for Winter harvests instead.

So this year I’m going for the ‘sow early approach’ by starting off my Autumn harvesting vegetables in June, these include the following:

Swede – I’ve chosen the variety ‘Best of All‘ as it stores well in the winter. Sow until end of June and harvest October to December.
Spinach – I’ve chosen a variety I can sow from now until Autumn (up until October) called Matador which is a large leaf variety and is slow to bolt in warm weather (just in case we get anymore sun).
Carrot – My carrots haven’t grown very well at all this year so I’m starting again now with a strong variety called Autumn King 2. Sow until the end of June, harvest in 4 – 5 months in Winter. If you’re looking for a speedy variety, try ‘Ideal’ for baby carrots in 6-8 weeks.
Kohl Rabi – I’ve gone for a mixture of white, purple and green varieties Superschmeltz, Noriko & Purple Delicacy sowing until late June harvesting Sept to November. Alternative Varieties include Lanro (white) or Kolibri F1 (purple).
Kale - Fizz is a new variety bred in Britain and is ideal for stirfries – harvest in 40 days. Sowing June to July. If you’re not sure which variety to choose try the Kale Collection.
Pea - I’ve had a few tiny pea pods from the variety Twinkle but I’m hungry for more so I’ve decided on variety ‘Jaguar‘ to sow until late June and harvest in September, I’ve sowed these in cell trays to help them get going in the rainy weather.
Pumpkin – I’m really excited to be able to grow pumpkins but this is a gamble as I may have left it too late already. For the first time I have enough room on my vegetable plot for this miniature variety aptly named ‘Munchkin‘. This variety of pumpkin grows up to 5 – 10 cm in diameter. A similar variety is Windsor F1 from Suttons Seeds.
Pak Choi – Rubi F1 as its name suggests the tops leaves are reddy purple and underneath are green. I spotted this variety last year, a striking looking vegetable so I just had to sow it.

There’s still time to sow the following vegetable seeds..

So get some inspiration by checking out what to sow for the forthcoming months and you’ll be saving money on your shopping bill and eating your homegrown vegetables in Autumn and Winter.