Sowing Season Delights: 8 Tempting Vegetables to Cultivate in September
September is a busy month for vegetable gardeners, as it's the perfect time to plant a variety of crops that can thrive in cooler temperatures and provide harvests throughout the winter months.
If you're planning to grow turnips, the 'Sweetbell' variety from Crocus is a great choice for a crisp and sweet crop. Turnips are versatile, with both roots and green tops being edible, and planting them in a greenhouse offers protection from unpredictable September weather. You can expect to harvest your turnips within six weeks of planting.
Onions are another quick-growing crop that can be planted in September for a head start on the crop. Autumn-planting garlic is available from Suttons, and Thompson & Morgan has a mixed pack for autumn onion planting. Onions can be grown from sets, and if you're growing spring onions, consider the winter-hardy variety "White Lisbon" available at Suttons.
Spinach is a fast-growing crop that can be grown in large containers and sown directly into nutrient-rich soil. 'Giant Winter' and 'Medania' are recommended varieties for spinach. Chard is another crop that can be sown in September, growing well in well-draining, rich soil and can be overwintered with protection. 'Ruby Chard', 'Bright Lights', 'Rocket', 'Red Empire' mizuna, and 'Bright Lights' chard are recommended for chard, mustards, mizuna, and rocket respectively.
Cut-and-come-again salad greens such as mustards, mizuna, and rocket can be sown now and are ready to harvest in just three to four weeks. Space out plantings and sowings slightly further apart in September for optimal growth.
For those seeking cooler-condition crops, winter radishes are a good choice. Varieties like "April Cross" and "Black Spanish Round", both available from Suttons, are perfect for your autumn garden.
However, it's best to avoid planting summer favourites like courgettes, beans, or sweetcorn in September. Instead, consider sowing a last crop of salad radishes directly before it's too late.
Remember, horticultural fleece may be needed to protect newly planted crops from frost. A gardening trowel, a pair of sturdy gardening gloves, and plant labels are useful tools for vegetable gardening.
There are plenty of other essential gardening jobs for September to be done, as outlined in our guide. Happy gardening!
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