Vegetables To Grow In Winter Garden

Thursday, November 14, 2013, 14:02 [IST]

Winter is coming closer so it is time to harvest new seeds in your garden. There are many gardeners who love to plant vegetables and fruits as per seasonal changes. For example, you might have planted and used cucumbers widely during rhe summers. Even guavas were enjoyed in the early monsoon season.

However, during winters, you need to plant seeds of vegetables and fruits that can go through the chilling cold and dry weather. There are specific winter vegetables available in the market. As winter is the most friendly seasons of all, you can plant a variety of vegetables to make your garden look green and beneficial as well.

Winter is the season of vegetables and fruits. You can grow vegetables at home too! So why waste money on buying vegetables which might not even be organic! Here are the most easy and cost-effective vegetables to grow in the winter garden. They are low maintenance vegetables which foster and grow without much care. Take a look...

Vegetables To Grow In Winter Garden:

Tomatoes

You can widely grow tomatoes with the help of seeds or saplings. You can enjoy cherry tomatoes as they are the early harvest. If you want, you can even wait and eat large tomatoes during summers.

Spinach

The superfood green leafy vegetable can b added to your winter garden. This vegetable grows best in the winter season so what are you waiting for? If you sow seeds, the plant will take 4-6 weeks to blossom. It needs little maintenance as the leaves are prone to insects.

Winter Squash

It is one of the easy to grow winter vegetable. Your garden can have this vegetable as they are easy to grow, doesn't require weeding and serve your menu table throughout the winter and spring.

Cabbage

Spring cabbage can be an easy to grow winter vegetable for your garden. They are healthy green leafy vegetable. Cabbage can withstand cold and frosts.

Asparagus

The natural aphrodisiac can spice up romance during the chilling winters. Plant this winter vegetable in your garden for adding more romance. Place the asparagus plants in partial or full shade for the first few days. You can sow the seeds or small plant in moist soil but don't sow old seeds.

Spring Onions

Also known as scallions, spring onions have a strong flavour and aroma which makes it a delicious vegetable. Don't pluck the onions before the bulb develops otherwise you will get a sweet taste. Grow this winter vegetables plant in the garden or in pots.

Peas

You can sow the seeds now to get the vegetables by early spring. Use pea shoots in soup or salads to get the taste of peas. To increase the germination process, keep the pea seeds in a wet cloth and sow on the soil when the root starts coming up.