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Normally we plant tomatoes and cucumber in our greenhouse during the summer here in the UK. We didn't do so this year, but I was wondering what could be planted in a greenhouse, if there is anything, for the winter months? The greenhouse isn't heated, it's just a glass structure.

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Quite a bit of stuff actually, even in Scotland, but a lot of it will need to be sown inside or somewhere heated at this time of year up there, it being that much cooler than us here in London. Also, some vegetable crops can be germinated and started into growth now, but will simply sit, protected, in the greenhouse, until spring, when the weather warms up and light levels increase.

Have a look at this: Vegetables to grow in winter: a how-to guide. (Janet Renouf-Miller, via permaculture.co.uk, 2010).

Bear in mind that things like spinach, land cress and lambs lettuce will grow outside all winter too, but you’ll get more growth under cover, specially if you use polypropylene floating mulch in the pots. The article I’m directing you to is actually written by someone who lives in Scotland.

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  • ah, I wondered why I couldn't get at it - for a start Spring should be spelt with a capital S... – Bamboo Aug 20 '13 at 19:21
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  • Hmm, well maybe you're an American, the Ug, where the rules of grammar, not to mention vocabulary, are different. In classic English, the seasons are always capitalized. That explains why my friend from the US had to restudy and resit English before going to uni over here.... – Bamboo Aug 22 '13 at 10:45
  • @Bamboo, at least one UK-based style guide thinks different: http://www.theguardian.com/styleguide/s Only capitalized as part of proper name, or if personified (as in poetry). What would be British equivalents of Chicago Manual of Style etc.? – theUg Aug 22 '13 at 21:44
  • Not a clue, 'style' type publications are not on my reading list, ever. All I can tell you is, you'll be marked down in an English A level examination if you don't capitalize those season names wherever they appear. I'll freely admit I don't always bother in my own personal communications though... – Bamboo Aug 23 '13 at 12:57