Take a look at this list of top plants and vegetables to sow and Grow this November, advised by Thompson&Morgan!
Flowers to sow and grow in the greenhouse
- Sweet peas – sow sweet peas in a cool greenhouse or coldframe for an early display next year.
- Perennial flowers – try growing perennial flowers from seed this month in the greenhouse (such as Laurentia, Delphinium, Verbascum, Foxglove, and Lupin).
Flowers to sow and grow outside
- Flowering Bulbs – continue to plant spring flowering bulbs outside. To speed up planting, invest in a bulb planter.
- Daffodil bulbs.
- Christmas Rose (Hellebore) – plant this now for some beautiful winter flowers!
Fruit and Vegetables to sow and grow in the greenhouse
- Winter Salads – sow winter salads under glass, protected by cloches or on a bright window sill indoors. Choose types that won’t require extra heat, such as Winter gem, Winter land cress, Purslane and Corn salad.
- Herbs – sow pots of herbs in a heated greenhouse or on a bright window sill indoors. Try Basil, Dill, Chives and Parsley.
Fruit and Vegetables to sow and grow outside
- Aquadulce Claudia Broad Beans.
- ‘Meteor’ peas – sow outdoors for an early crop next year.
- Overwintering onion sets and garlic – for something different this year, try the massive Elephant Garlic.
- Asparagus crowns – these can now be planted for tasty home-grown spears.
- Rhubarb crowns – these can also be planted now in well prepared soil, and plenty of organic matter.
- Strawberry runners and plants
- Spring cabbage
- Raspberry canes and blackberries – remember to put a support system in place for the canes before planting.
- Gooseberries and currants – plant now for a vigorous start to next season.
- Blueberry plants – blueberries prefer a slightly different acidic soil, but do very well in patio containers if your garden soil is not acidic.
