Which vegetables are suitable for planting in winter? A list of precautions

The winter climate is cold and dry, so we should eat more vegetables to replenish water and vitamins. So, which vegetables can be planted in winter? What needs attention?

1. Which vegetables can be planted in winter?

1. Lettuce

Lettuce is a vegetable of the Lactuca genus, likes a cool environment, and sprouts quickly, has strong adaptability, is easy to cultivate, has a short growing period, and can tolerate low temperatures, making it very suitable for winter planting. In addition, lettuce contains rich protein, fat, carbohydrates, and various vitamins, so it also has a good therapeutic effect.

2. Spinach

Spinach is a cold-tolerant vegetable with strong cold resistance, suitable for growing in sandy loam or clay soil. Its roots and leaves can be eaten. Apart from midsummer, it can be planted all year round and can be cultivated in all regions. Overwintered spinach tastes better.

3. Crown daisy

Crown daisy is a semi-cold-tolerant vegetable, suitable for growing in a cold environment. It is cultivated in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guangzhou, Hainan, Hebei, Hunan, Jilin, Shandong, and Zhejiang. Crown daisy has the special smell of plants in the Asteraceae family and has a stomach-strengthening effect.

4. Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage likes cold and humid weather. During the seedling stage, it needs warm weather, but after it begins to head, it is not afraid even of frost and can adapt to winter temperatures. Severe cold instead makes the cabbage head more compact and the taste sweeter and more tender.

In addition to the several leafy vegetables above, there are also leafy lettuce, rapeseed, quick-growing cabbage, chicken-feather greens, amaranth, savoy cabbage, and other vegetables that are also suitable for planting in winter.

5. Radish

White radish can be planted all year round and is a semi-cold-tolerant vegetable. The seeds can germinate at 2°C-3°C. Autumn and winter are the main seasons for radish planting in the year. Carrots like cold weather and relatively dry air conditions, and can be sown when the soil temperature stabilizes above 8 degrees.

Carrot

6. Cilantro

Cilantro likes shade and tolerates cold, is a long-day plant, and is suitable for cooler and moist environmental conditions. It grows poorly under high-temperature conditions, so it is very suitable for winter planting. In addition, eating cilantro also has the effect of strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, making it very suitable for winter planting and eating.

7. Scallion

Allium crops are low-temperature long-day crops and are not tolerant of heat. The seeds can still germinate at 2°C-5°C. They have strong adaptability, are easy to cultivate, and are planted throughout northern and southern China.

8. Garlic

Garlic is a cold-tolerant long-day plant, with a suitable temperature of minus 5°C-26°C. Garlic seedlings have the strongest cold tolerance at the 4-5 leaf stage and can overwinter. In addition, it has a sterilizing and disinfecting effect in our daily lives.

9. Chives

Chives like a cool climate, resist cold and heat, have strong adaptability, are easy to cultivate, and can be planted everywhere across the country.

4. Broccoli, cauliflower

They are low-temperature long-day crops, like cold and humid weather, are not tolerant of high temperature and drought, have strong adaptability, and are easy to cultivate.

2. What is needed for planting vegetables in winter?

1. Water well to prevent freezing

According to soil moisture conditions and combined with plant growth conditions, water thoroughly for overwintering at the right time to enhance the cold resistance of the crops.

2. Spray foliar fertilizer to improve stress resistance

Spray foliar fertilizers such as “Datianyuan No. 1” and “Tianda 2116” to improve the frost resistance and disease resistance of vegetables and ensure safe overwintering.

3. Prevent strong winds from blowing off the film

There are many windy days in winter. If the plastic film mulch is not covered tightly and securely, it can easily be blown up by strong winds and fail to achieve the effect of increasing temperature and preserving soil moisture. Therefore, before the severe winter arrives, check the plastic film coverage in the vegetable field and properly compact it with soil to avoid strong winds damaging the plastic film.

4. Provide appropriate insulation

In winter, in garlic and spinach fields, scattering crop straw such as corn and wheat, or decomposed cow manure and chicken manure, can not only provide insulation but also prevent strong winds from blowing off the film.

In addition to the 9 vegetable varieties suitable for winter planting introduced above, there are many more. Everyone can choose suitable varieties for planting according to local soil and climate conditions.