What to sow and grow in November

Posted on 16 November 2017

Take a look at this list of top plants and vegetables to sow and Grow this November, advised by Thompson&Morgan!

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).

Sweet Peas

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!

Hellebore Plant

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.

Basil

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.

Elephant Garlic

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