What are you all planting for autumn / winter ?

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Field wide open for suggestions :)
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All being well, my usual late August-early September sowings of
winter lettuce
green and red chicories
endive
miners' lettuce
corn sald
coriander
parsley
pak choi
choi sum
Japanese mustard
Chinese cabbage
bunching onions
spring cabbage
kale
peas - for pea shoots

and dwarf beans at the beginning of August.
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Looks a comprehensive list. :) Which variety do you consider are best for pea shoots Alan?
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I will be planting Chard, Fennel, turnip, winter radish, autumn king carrot, celtic cabbage,late broccoli, spring greens, radichio, chinese kale, chinese broccoli and chinese radish, mispoona, mustard and kalaan, winter lettuce, sugarloaf chicory

I have sprouts, leeks, and red cabbage, sprouting broccoli coming on, and celariac for autumn and will be overwintering some broad beans under an environmesh tent and early peas under cloches.
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