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.
French Breakfast 2 is a medium long, cylindrical, red radish with white tip. Healthy tops that are not too erect. Grows rapidly, relatively short harvesting window. Mildly spicy flavour.
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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Radicchio 'Treviso 206 TT' is a compact, long-leaved Treviso growing 18-22 cm high. Deep red colour with white leaf stems. Matures in around 90-100 days. Also available in pelleted form.
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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Radicchio '506 TT' is a radicchio (type Palla Rossa) with a striking bright red colour that matures evenly. Matures in around 80-90 days. High yielding, low susceptability to internal rotting and stores well. Also available in pelleted form....
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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Visually appealing mix of the Asian lettuces Mizuna, Red Giant, Moutarde Rouge Metis and Green in Snow. This mix is ideal for one to two harvests.
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.
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Enrico is a creamy-white kohlrabi variety with flattened round ‘bulbs’ that develops rapidly. Suitable for spring and autumn cropping. Develops 3-4 days faster than Rasko. Low tendency to split and to develop purple tints. Easy to harvest with a high...
For protected cultivation: sow from mid-August to early September for propagation. Harvest in late December, once the bulbs reach a diameter of 6-7 cm.
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Red Russian Kale is a healthy, vigorous kale with purple stems and dark green, serrated leaves. The leaves are significantly softer than curly kale. Harvest as baby-leaf for salads or full grown for cooking. Medium hardy, planting distance 75 x 30 cm...
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.
Open field: in spring, young leaves and flower stems can be harvested from overwintered crops.
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Round, yellow beet Wintersonne has healthy foliage and upright leaves. The exterior colour is orange, while the interior is yellow with faint white rings. It grows slightly slower than red varieties and has smooth skin. Particularly suited for fresh ...
For protected cultivation: sow from early to mid-August for propagation. Harvest in December.
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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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Wasabino is an oriental salad with light green leaves and semi vigorous growth. Leaves broad, feathery and with a prominent tongue-like curl. Relatively bolt-resistant variety. Strong, sharp Wasabi flavour.
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Being tested. Seed for trialling. Oberoon 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 o...
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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Being tested. Seed for trialling. 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...
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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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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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.
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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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