What to sow and plant in winter — UK
Winter is the quiet season, but it is not a dead one. Dormant-season pruning happens now, bare-root stock can still go in while the ground is workable, and the first sowings start under cover in February.
Sow in winter
Sweet Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Chilli
Capsicum annuum
Aubergine
Solanum melongena
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Lobelia
Lobelia erinus
Parsnip
Pastinaca sativa
Broad Bean
Vicia faba
Plant in winter
Harvest in winter
Kale
Brassica oleracea
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Brussels Sprout
Brassica oleracea
Leek
Allium ampeloprasum
Parsnip
Pastinaca sativa
Swede
Brassica napus
Celeriac
Apium graveolens rapaceum
Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Brassica oleracea italica
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
Worth knowing: Use the quiet weeks to plan. Deciding what goes where before March arrives is what separates a productive year from a chaotic one.