Vegetable seeds to plant in November

Welcome to our section which outlines the vegetable seeds you can plant in November

Sow pots of herbs in a heated greenhouse or on a bright windowsill indoors. Try basil, dill, chives and parsley.

• Sow spring onion ‘Performer’ under cloches.

• Sow pak choi under cloches outdoors.

• 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.

Direct sow outdoors
• Sow hardy broad bean ‘Aquadulce Claudia’ outdoors.

• Sow pea ‘Meteor’ outdoors for an early crop next year.

Plant outdoors
• Plant overwintering onion sets and  garlic. For something different this year, try the massive elephant garlic.

• Plant asparagus crowns now for tasty homegrown spears.

• Plant out spring cabbage plants at the beginning of the month.