Winter farming - our best tips

Do you want to jump start this year's crops and bet on a really early harvest? Then winter farming is something for you. There are a few different ways of winter farming. For example, you can poke your seeds outdoors in a pallet collar with a transparent lid or in transparent plastic boxes with a lid. If you use plastic boxes, it is important that you drill holes in the bottom and lid to create the possibility for drainage and ventilation. It also works well for winter cultivation on slopes or in beds in greenhouses.

Try poking down some seeds. It's really not difficult. The principle is the same as when you grow in spring and summer: prepare with a layer of new nutrient-rich soil, poke the seeds in and water or cover with a thick layer of snow. Then nature takes care of the rest and the seeds hatch and start growing exactly when the conditions are best for them. That way, you don't have to guess when it's time to sow.

We usually start our winter sowing at the end of February/beginning of March. Partial shade is preferred so that the seed does not dry out too quickly when the snow has melted and the sun has returned.

Once it starts to be spring, you have to keep an eye so that the seed is kept moist. But until then, Mother nature is cooking everything while we can focus on other things.

The Salad Collection - perfect for winter growing

The leaves in our salad collection "The Salad Collection" are perfect for winter growing: arugula , the beautiful spinach variety Bloomsdale and the Jerico lettuce .

We usually sow lettuce and spinach, i.e. spread evenly over the soil surface, and arugula, you can sow a few seeds in a small group - like small tufts.