Still time for fast veg

If you have really got into veg growing this spring and summer you might want to consider sowing or planting some veg to take you through winter and there is still enough time to get organised.

If you have never grown Kohlrabi, now is the time, It is a member of the turnip family and looks a bit like a space ship. It has a delicate flavour and can be eaten raw in salads as well as cooked. Try both the white and purple skinned varieties and see which you prefer. If you sow it now it will be ready for eating in autumn. You should harvest it when it's about the size of a tennis ball, any larger and it starts getting tough.

There is also still time to sow purple sprouting broccoli and carry on sowing salad leaves and the cut and come again oriental vegetables. Try sowing some fast growing varieties of French beans, some of them are ready in eight weeks.

If you would like to have a supply of home grown vegetables over the winter but don't have a greenhouse don't worry, there are plenty of veg that can be grown outdoors. Get hold of one of the many seed catalogues and you'll be surprised at the variety of veg that can be grown over the winter, even without a greenhouse. I'll be posting a selection of catalogues as well as some ideas for a winter supply of veg.