What vegetables are suitable for planting in Henan in winter? What vegetables are suitable for planting in Henan in winter?

The winter in Henan is relatively cold, but most vegetables grow in temperatures around 25 degrees, so in winter, most vegetables are grown in greenhouses, which makes management more convenient, or you can choose cold-resistant open-air vegetable planting.

Vegetables that can be grown in Henan in winter include eggplant, pepper, mushroom, winter melon, pumpkin, garlic sprouts, leek, sweet potato vines, chrysanthemum, tomato, loofah, cowpea, bitter melon, etc.

1. Garlic

Garlic is very cold-resistant, and winter is the peak season for planting garlic, so it doesn’t matter in Henan in winter, you can plant it at this time. In addition to being edible as a vegetable, garlic also has considerable economic benefits. When planting garlic in winter, you can cover the ground with plastic film to ensure the garlic’s safe wintering.

2. Broad Beans

The winter temperature in Henan is relatively low, and broad beans are suitable for greenhouse cultivation. In the spring of the second year after sowing, anti-freeze measures must be taken and preventive work must be done in advance by applying fertilizers and cultivating the soil. Broad beans are easily frozen, which will affect their nutrition, flowering and fruiting, and affect their yield.

3. Coriander

Coriander can be planted all year round. In some areas where the temperature is higher, planting has to wait until November. Coriander is also known as cilantro. Planting coriander also requires sufficient water, fertilizer, weeding, pest and disease control, etc.

4. Potatoes

As an asexually propagated vegetable, potatoes have an irregular planting time. In the southern region, planting starts in November. Autumn potatoes can also be planted in August and harvested in October. In the Northeast region, they are generally planted in April and May and harvested in September and October, with one season planted a year.

5. Lettuce

The planting time of lettuce is generally concentrated in spring and autumn. It can also be planted in November, but it needs to be planted a little earlier. If the time is delayed, it will not be able to safely survive the winter. Autumn lettuce is mostly planted in the Yangtze River Basin or further south, while spring lettuce is mostly planted in the northern region.