Sow Mid/Late Summer for Autumn-Winter Harvest

 Sow Mid/Late Summer for Autumn-Winter Harvest

Here are vegetable crops to sow in mid/late summer for harvest autumn through winter. While the quick greens like bok choy and gem lettuce can be sown through April, many of these need to reach maturity before the days are shorter then 10 hours and frost settles in - if you live in Southern Victoria and would like to harvest carrots all Winter, do not delay!

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Variety Spotlight - 'WHITE MIGNONETTE' - Scented Cut Flower of Lore and Legend

Variety Spotlight - 'WHITE MIGNONETTE'  - Scented Cut Flower of Lore and Legend

Small, fringed white flowers with a sweet, spicy scent are densely packed on semi tall, upright spires. The light green little seed pod which hang like small lanterns after the bloom fades add a wonderful colour and visual interest to a bouquet. As Joanna Ridenour stated in her article about White Mignonette in Mother Earth Gardener, “Any flower that can inspire a century of praise is worth preserving!”

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Variety Spotlight - 'ITALIAN LONG KEEPER' - the deep flavored storage onion perfect for winter cooking

Variety Spotlight - 'ITALIAN LONG KEEPER' - the deep flavored storage onion perfect for winter cooking

The results of our storage onion trial unearthed something unexpected - one particular variety offered a flavour profile that was much deeper then the simple onion pungency. If you ask, “Why should I grow onions when they are so cheap in the grocery store?” Beyond the many complex topics including but not limited to seed ownership, seed monopolies and the loss of food diversity, FLAVOUR! ‘Italian Long Keepers’ intrinsic flavour added a stickiness to every stew, sauce and soup we made all winter - something tangible, different and so very tasty.

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Variety Spotlight - 'HONEYNUT' - the mini butternut with intense flavour

Variety Spotlight - 'HONEYNUT' - the mini butternut with intense flavour

The collaboration between a vegetable breeder and a chef, ‘Honeynuts’ are ideal for roasting and stuffing. They pair well with kale, miso, radicchio, green apples, pine nuts, quinoa, farro, garlic, onion, chives, thyme, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, black beans, Parmesan cheese, mushrooms, corn, maple syrup, and honey.

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