Winter greens
Winter greens are green leaved vegetables, closely related to the cabbage, that are seasonably available in winter.
Common vegetables described as winter greens are chard, collards, rapini, and kale.[1]
History
William Morgan classed Brussels sprouts, savoy cabbages and several varieties of kale as winter greens. Morgan grew these vegetables and compared their hardiness, identifying which species were most suitable for growing through cold winters. He presented his findings to the Horticultural Society of London in 1818.[2]
Crops
Late season crops "from October through December, a gardener can easily maintain and eat bok choy, pak choy (the purple pak choy is quite hardy), Chinese cabbage, mustard, Chinese broccoli, spinach, mache, lettuce, cilantro, kale, arugula, parsley, Swiss chard, leeks, scallions, claytonia, minutina, tatsoi, endive, radicchio, cress, beets and beet greens, collards, kohlrabi, carrots, cabbage, rutabagas, radishes, parsnips and mustard-spinach crosses."[3]
Nutrition
Winter greens have similar nutritional characteristics to other leaf vegetables and are therefore good sources of vitamins A and C.[4] They are also a source of several dietary minerals including Iron, Potassium and Calcium.[5]
External links
- Four Season Farm website, leaders in winter growing, Eliot Coleman's farm. Eliot Coleman purchased from farm Scott and Helen Nearing who pioneered the back to the land movement during The Great Depression. They also grew winter greens year round in their sun-heated greenhouse.[6]
References
Notes
- ^ "A Guide to Loving Winter Greens". Wall Street Journal. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Morgan & Various 1818, p. 307-317
- ^ Roberta Bailey, "Winter Greens Fill the Garden Palette" The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener, Winter 2012-2013 http://www.mofga.org/Publications/MaineOrganicFarmerGardener/Winter20122013/WinterGreens/tabid/2460/Default.aspx
- ^ Teresa J. Farney (4 February 2003). "Veggies add winter color". Vol. 119, no. 35. The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ SeAnne Safaii (16 December 2011), Got the Winter Blues? Try Some Winter Greens, University of Idaho, retrieved 17 August 2012
- ^ Raver, Anne (2012-02-22). "Living Off the Land in Maine, Even in Winter". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
Bibliography
- Morgan, William; Various (1818), Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 2, Horticultural Society of London, pp. 307–319
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