Cabbage.

Hi All,

I am thinking of putting cabbage in the new bed through the winter. At the moment it is a flower bed. When it finishes flowering i was going to put some wall flowers in, but have now thought about putting some cabbage in over the winter. Would this cause a problem for the flowers next year? as the border is primarily a flower bed. Does anyone have any ideas what veg I can put in through the winter?

Thanks
Rusty

 

Cabbage shouldn't cause any problems.
You could also try swiss chard it looks quite good with its bright red stems spinach is another crop to try or even a few broad beans for an early crop. Garlic is something else to consider though you'd have to leave it in-situ until about July though the green stems shouldn't look out of place in a flower bed particularly if you plant in small clumps rather than rows.

 

Go for it, just make sure it's an over wintering variety!