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This episode discusses various vegetables that can be grown during the winter months in the Southern Tablelands of Australia.

Southern Tablelands, NSW and cool-temperate Australia — June, July, August LEAFY GREENS Kale: Cavolo Nero / Tuscan Kale, Curly Kale, Red Russian Silverbeet / Rainbow Chard English Spinach: Bloomsdale, Winter Giant — direct sow only Mustard Greens Asian Greens: Bok Choy, Pak Choi, Wombok/Chinese Cabbage BRASSICAS Broccoli — plant as seedlings Cauliflower — plant as seedlings, frost cloth on hard frost nights Cabbage: Green Drumhead, Savoy Kohlrabi LEGUMES Broad Beans: Aquadulce, Coles Dwarf — direct sow Peas: Greenfeast, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas — direct sow, needs a trellis ROOT VEGETABLES Radishes: Cherry Belle, French Breakfast — direct sow, very fast Beetroot: Chioggia, Cylindra — direct sow Turnips — direct sow Swede — direct sow Leeks — plant seedlings ALLIUMS Garlic: Monaro Purple, Australian Purple (ideal for Southern Tablelands) — best planted March–April, but plant now anyway; buy seed garlic, not supermarket bulbs Spring Onions HERBS Parsley — very frost-hardy, thrives in cool weather Coriander — best grown in winter; bolts in heat Chives Rosemary, Thyme, Sage — established plants sail through winter DO NOT PLANT IN SOUTHERN TABLELANDS WINTER: Tomatoes, zucchini…

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