Harvesting your own vegetables in the garden and then conjuring up delicious dishes from them is a small dream for many. Not every vegetable tolerates direct sowing in the bed. We have listed the typical 18 vegetables that you should prefer in winter.
January
At the beginning of the new year, the gardening season begins. These kinds of You should prefer vegetables in January. Please note the corresponding germination temperatures, which are usually between 13 and 20 degrees.
From C – K
chili (Capsicum frutescens)
The fiery hot chilli can easily be prepared at home on the window sill. After harvesting in early fall, you can use the red ones Drying pods is also very easyto have something of them longer.
- Germination time: 5-15 days
- Plant out: middle of May
- Harvest: August to October
jalapeno (Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeno')
The variety of pepper with the hot note, just like the chili, can be preferred from mid to late January. The pods are also easy to pickle, so you can enjoy their flavor long after harvest.
- Germination time: 5-14 days
- Plant out: middle of May
- Harvest: August to October
Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
The tuber vegetables Cooked or raw, it always impresses with its slightly spicy taste. You should pay attention to the size of the kohlrabi, because it can quickly take on a woody consistency.
- Germination time: 8-16 days
- Plant out: late March to early April
- Harvest: 5-12 weeks from planting
P – S
paprika (Capsicum annuum)
Whether green, yellow or red, bell peppers are an ideal vegetable for hot summer days. For that you should already in January start preferring him.
- Germination time: 6 – 14 days
- Plant out: middle of May
- Harvest: August to October
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativa)
You can easily grow the crunchy, small, round vegetables at home and enjoy their taste after harvesting. It is particularly good on its own as a snack or in a salad.
- Germination time: a few days
- Plant out: March to June
- Harvest: 3-4 months after sowing
radish (Raphanus sativus)
The radish can be planted in seed pots from the end of January. The radish and radish both belong to the radish family cruciferous, so the radish can be called the “big brother” of the radish.
- Germination time: 7-14 days
- Plant out: March to June
- Harvest: 8-10 weeks after sowing
summer leek (Allium porrum)
The versatile leek vegetable can also be brought forward in January. Depending on the variety, you can even harvest and enjoy leeks well into winter.
- Germination time: 15-20 days
- Plant out: late March to late April
- Harvest: June to July
February
You can then grow the following vegetable seeds in small seed pots in February. Plant lamps and a small greenhouse are helpful for growing that you can easily build yourself.
February vegetables from A – B
aubergine (Solanum melongena)
The aubergine is a popular stir-fry vegetable in the kitchen, so it works well if you have it ready in your own garden. When sowing, it is important that the small seedlings only have to get used to the colder temperatures when they are planted out.
- Germination time: 2-4 weeks
- Plant out: middle of May
- Harvest: beginning of August
cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
You should prefer the early varieties of cauliflower from February. You even have the option instead of the normal white ones too colorful varieties to grow with.
- Germination time: 5-7 days
- Plant out: approx. 3 weeks after sowing (greenhouse)
- Harvest: from July
broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italiana)
Similar to the cauliflower, you can easily prefer the broccoli. You should definitely keep the seed moist, as the broccoli also needs water regularly during later growth.
- Germination time: 6-10 days
- Plant out: May
- Harvest: 6-10 weeks
F – K
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Not only the fennel herb and the fennel seed are used in the form of tea and are a real benefit for the body. The tuber also impresses with its large number of vitamins and iron.
- Germination time: a few days
- Plant out: April
- Harvest: 2. 3 months after sowing
spring onions (Allium fistulosum)
Who can not wait, the spring onion to use it fresh again in the kitchen, this can already be brought forward from February. Later in the summer, this process is no longer needed, as it also grows very quickly in the bed.
- Germination time: 14. 28 days
- Plant out: April
- Harvest: ongoing harvest
potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)
From mid-February you can prefer the popular tuber. The advantage for the potato here is that it is opposite pests in the garden becomes more resistant.
- Germination time: few weeks
- Plant out: late March to mid-April
- Harvest: from June to September
lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata)
The classic lettuce comes with many gardeners in the bed or in the greenhouse. Since this is also very easy and undemanding, you can always count on a quick and successful harvest.
- Germination time: 8-11 days
- Plant out: Mid-April
- Harvest: 5-7 weeks after sowing
R – W
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. conditional)
The root vegetable with the bright red to purple color you can sow the whole season and store for the cold season.
- Germination time: up to two weeks
- Plant out: May to mid-June
- Harvest: 12-15 weeks after sowing
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
There are both early and late varieties of red cabbage. You can grow the early cabbage at home or plant it in the bed from March. Late varieties should be planted in the ground from the end of April to May.
- Germination time: 6 – 9 days
- Plant out: April
- Harvest: June to November
tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)
You can also grow tomatoes in February so that you can benefit from the delicious taste in summer. If you should harvest too many tomatoes, they can also be processed into a wide variety of things.
- Germination time: 10-14 days
- Plant out: end of April
- Harvest: from July to October
white cabbage (Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. alpha)
The spring and summer varieties of white cabbage should be grown in pots from the end of January to the end of February. It all depends on the variety, because you can still grow some until April.
- Germination time: about 7 days
- Plant out: April to May
- Harvest: 2-4 months after sowing
