Autumn Oriental Vegetables: Extending the Greenhouse Harvest into Winter

By September, summer crops fade. Instead of gaps, I sow Oriental greens for winter salads. This year's lineup in refreshed Earth Boxes:

• Mustard spinach 'Komatsuna Torasan'
• Four pak choi varieties (baby leaf + heading)
• Spring onion 'Guardsman' (overwinters)
• Autumn broad beans
• Winter lettuces
• Evergreen herbs: rosemary, thyme, sage

Oriental vegetables germinate well in cooling temperatures, offering diverse flavors, textures, and colors for months. Summer crops (beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, chillies, squash) still produce alongside. Every year teaches new lessons—crop failures happen to everyone. The key: keep experimenting.