Recommended Varieties for Winter Vegetable Growing
Although winter is not the peak growing season, it offers a valuable harvest window and can significantly extend the availability of fresh vegetables. Many vegetable types are more frost-tolerant than commonly assumed and can often be harvested reliably even during the coldest months. The varieties listed here have been specially selected for outdoor growing or unheated cold greenhouse. They are characterised by strong winter hardiness and robust quality.
For more in-depth guidance on crop management and growing in winter, we recommend the book 'Frisches Gemüse im Winter ernten' by Wolfgang Palme (available in German only).
Important: Do not harvest frozen plants or subject them to mechanical stress until they are fully thawed.
Oberon is a wine red Bativian lettuce with strong, shiny, toothed leaves. Compact growth with a slight tendency towards forming heads. Very healthy and vigorous, for the whole growing season. Aromatic with a touch of bitterness. Also available in pel...
For protected cultivation, for harvesting as baby leaf: sow from early September to mid-October for propagation. Sowing by mid-October should allow for at least one harvest by the end of December.
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Rob is a compact oak leaf lettuce with dark red outer leaves and a green centre. Tightly layered, serrated leaves and well filled. Low bolting tendency, keeps well on the field. High resistance to downy mildew. Crisp and fresh taste. Also available i...
For protected cultivation, for harvesting as baby leaf: sow from early September to mid-October for propagation. Sowing by mid-October should allow for at least one harvest by the end of December.
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Compact growing wild rocket Lola has fresh green, round shaped, indented leaves. Very upright leaf form. Late bolting and good resistance to downy mildew. Develops rapidly. Ideal for protected cropping. Pleasantly sweet with a mild spiciness. Multi ...The compact-growing wild rocket Lola has good tolerance to downy mildew and a quick development time. This wild form of arugula is winter-hardy in our regions and can be continuously harvested. The fresh green leaves have a subtly bitter, moderately ...
For protected cultivation: Sow indoors for pre-cultivation at the end of September. Harvest from the end of December.
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Developed from Ishikura Long White, the Bunching onion variety Ischikrona, instead of onions, forms long white and thick stems. Leaves are fresh green and stand very upright. Sowing time bunching onion: Successional beginning of March till mid July. ...
For protected cultivation: sow from early August to late September for propagation. Harvest from late May to late April.
Amsterdamse Snij/Felicia is a fine leaved, dark green and very healthy flat leafed parsley. Even development and good after growth. Particularly resistant to downy mildew. Suitable for the fresh market, processing and for tub culture.
For protected cultivation: sowing for propagation from mid-July to early September. Planting out from early to mid-September. Harvest from December until just before flowering begins the following spring (April/May).
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The variety Winterheckenzwiebel is a perennial, robust onion plant with strong foliage. Flower heads form 30-60 cm high. Fast growing, also suitable for growing under cloches. Sowing time: Beginning of March to end of April. The green leaves are harv...
Sowing for propagation or direct sowing is possible until the end of April. Harvest continues until November and resumes after regrowth, lasting through to March.
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Sampo is a thick-fleshed fennel variety for autumn production with beautiful, ball-shaped, very heavy bulbs and strong leaf stems. Very slow growing variety but with a good yield and fine appearance. Plant at the beginning of August for harvesting in...The thick-fleshed fennel Sampo is exclusively suitable for autumn cultivation. It produces beautiful, ball-shaped, very heavy bulbs.Very slow growing variety but with a good yield and fine appearance. It has upright foliage and few side shoots. Well ...
Propagation for protected cultivation starts from mid-July, with harvests continuing until mid-January. Tunnels constructed from spring steel rods provide especially gentle support for fleece covers.
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Elan is a very quick growing corn salad, for growing both under protection and on open ground. Compact, smoothleaved plants that have a high individual weight. Resistant to downy mildew. Tendancy for curling when sown early, hence not suitable for th...
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Westländer Winter is a half tall curly kale variety with fine, crinkly leaves and very uniform in growth. Beautiful, palm-like development, wind resistant and high yielding. The variety has a slightly sweet aromatic flavour.
Outdoor cultivation: young leaves and flower stalks can be harvested in spring from overwintered crops.
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Verte de Cambrai is "Dunkelgrüner vollherziger 2" type, but this corn salad has somewhat lighter green and larger leaves than Verte à coeur plein 2 and has a compact rosette forming growth. Quick growing and winter hardy. Late to bolt, hence a long h...
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Salad greens for autumn, winter, and spring cultivation. Cultivation is similar to that of corn salad. In protected locations, Winterpostelein can be cut multiple times throughout the winter. Extremely frost-resistant!Salad greens for autumn, winter, and spring cultivation. Cultivation is similar to that of corn salad. In protected locations, Winterpostelein can be cut multiple times throughout the winter. Extremely frost-resistant!
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Namenia (Stielmus) is a very productive and good tasting leaf stalk vegetable, for cooking or for salad. Dense sowing and early cutting allows for two cuts. Relatively frost-hardy. Repeat harvest possible. Cut from a height of ca. 30 cm. Generally so...
For protected cultivation: sow from early September to mid-October for propagation. Sowing by mid-October should allow for at least one harvest by the end of December. Namenia grows back rapidly and produces a high yield of biomass.
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French sorrel is a perennial, winter hardy herbaceous plant with large, slightly wavy leaves. Leaves should be harvested from the outside so that a succession of leaves can develop. The young leaves are excellent used fresh in salads, in soups and as...
For protected cultivation: sowing for propagation in August.
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Chop suey greens is a species of annual chrysanthemum with shoots of up to 100 cm. The 10-20 cm long shoots can be used fresh in salad or steamed as a vegetable. Cut young can be included in Baby Leaf mixes. The buds and flowers are also edible....
Recommended for protected cultivation and only in regions with mild winters: sow in early October for propagation, plant out in early November, and harvest in early February. Use of fleece cover is recommended.
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Land cress is a spicy salad crop with a peppery, cress-like flavour. Also known as Bermuda cress. Rich green vigorous leaf rosettes which can be cut time and again. A biennial, very frost tolerant plant growing up to 30 cm in height. Specially suited...
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