Charles Dowding
00:00 Introduction to the seven vegetables 01:17 Sowing collards in module tray with own mix of potting compost 02:23 Turnip, Tokyo Cross - multisowing 03:05 Spinach - multisowing 03:39 Rocket - multisowing 04:33 Broccoli for spring harvests 05:07 Endive - escarole and frizzy, Wallone variety 06:33 Chinese cabbage - two varieties 07:47 Collards, and how to water seeds in trays 10:14 Escarole endive sown in tray - pricking out 11:41 Timing of transplanting 12:06 Collards outside, with mesh against flea beetle - picking outer leaves 14:11 Outro - succession planting
There are many best vegetables to sow at this time of year!
August is a top time to sow spinach, salad rocket, turnips, endives, chicories, broccoli for next spring, collards and Chinese cabbage. I explain these ones in this video.
Also you can sow mizuna, pak choi and chard. And herbs such as dill, coriander and parsley.
My father, a dairy farmer, used to call August the "second spring". It's when he sowed grass seeds for autumn and the following year.
Use all gaps that appear after clearing remains of first harvests. With no dig, you don't need to worry about rotation, because soil is so fertile and healthy.
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