This post was most recently updated on February 1st, 2018
Here is what to plant in your Winter vegetable garden in January if you are in the Northern Hemisphere and what to plant in your vegetable garden in July if you are in the Southern Hemisphere.
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What you can grow in your Winter garden varies significantly depending on where you live. In warmer places – Zones 8-10 you can grow a few things.
In cooler areas Zones 5-7 there are very few, if any things that you can grow at this time of year. It is however, a great time to reassess what worked and didn’t work in the past season, and plan for the new season.
Make sure you keep sensitive plants in doors and protected from frosts, and make sure everyone is well mulched and well watered.
To use the lists below, first you need to discover what USDA Zone you live in.
If you are looking for more information about vegetable gardening, I suggest that you also have a good read over our growing a prolific garden information.
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Jobs to do in the Garden in Mid Winter
This is the perfect time of year to plan out your garden for the coming season. Crop rotation may sound complex when you first read about it.
But it is crucial to prevent certain diseases like club-root taking hold in your garden, and it ensures the soil does not become depleted of minerals.
Winter is also a good time to sharpen and clean your tools, and re-handling as required.
This is the perfect time of year to plan your garden.
Once you have a good idea of what you want to grow it is a great time to sit in front of the fire with a hot drink and look through seed catalogues and order your seeds.
Inside your house you may like to start your tomatoes in trays, this will allow you to have a very large plant ready to plant out after the frosts have passed.
Place your cloches, cold frames or tiny plastic tunnels in your garden now and leave them for 3 weeks to warm the soil before planting into them.
What to Plant in your January (or July) Winter Vegetable Garden Depending on your USDA Zone
All Zones should be starting your seeds back inside, or at least in a greenhouse or under covers.
Obviously if your ground is already frozen solid, or you are covered in snow, you are going to have a hard time planting anything. Try growing under a caterpillar tunnel or under trees/ in sheltered spots.
ZONE 1-5
Nothing, have a rest this month. Go plan your garden for the season, or plant some indoor greens.
ZONE 6-7
Asparagus
Mustard
Radish
Cabbage
Onions
Spinach
Carrots
Peas
Turnip
Fava/Broad Beans
ZONE 8-9
Beets
Chinese cabbage
Onions (multipliers)
Broccoli
Fava/Broad Beans
Kale
Peas
Cabbage
Kohlrabi
Potato
Carrots
Leek
Radish
Cauliflower
Mustard
Turnips
Onions (bunching)
ZONE 10
Beets
Kale
Radish
Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Spinach
Cabbage
Leek
Cauliflower
Mustard
Onions (bunching)
Turnips
Chinese cabbage
Onions (multipliers)
Collard greens
Parsley
Peas
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