Garlic and ?

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    As my broad beans and peas have been a disaster (got a grand total of 14 beans, and no peas!) I am looking to turn the area that I have had occupied by them over to something that will be productive over the winter, and make me feel a wee bit better come harvest time next spring!

    Now, I believe that garlic is one that is overwintered, as are some onions, leeks, parsnips etc?

    Given that the area is approx 10ft x 3ft, its probably a bit on the big side to be just garlic (but open to be corrected on that), so I was wondering what else I could/should plant there. The border concerned is a bit on the shady side.
     
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    Leaf beet keeps going right through winter, and gives a nice splash of colour when not much else is happening.
     
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      Does it germinate quite quickly? I'm now thinking of the other border on the sunny side, which will be pretty much devoid of stuff from November onward - or is that too late to sow leaf beet?
       
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      Meant to say, although it is leaf beet, it is almost always incorrectly named chard (chard is boring white and green I think and grows larger than leaf beet). Look out for 'Chard, Bright Lights' or 'Rainbow Chard'.
       
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        You could go for Land Cress, Lambs Lettuce & Mizuna, they crop well over winter.

        I got Rainbow Chard at the moment.

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          Would they be happy on the shady side, or would they want the sunnier side (for all the sun we get over winter)?

          What about swede for the shadier border?
           
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