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What vegetables to grow in November in
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pots? Welcome to Gardening with Ben. And
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I get a lot of questions asking me,
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"What can I grow in pots? Can I grow
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this in pots? Can I grow that in pots?"
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So, I thought I'd do a video to share
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with you exactly what can be grown in
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pots in November. So, I hope you've got
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a notepad to make note of these. And
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yeah, the first up is broad beans. A
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great thing to grow. You can grow them
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in troughs, put some trolls up and grow
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them up them. And the best thing about
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growing broad beans now is that they'll
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be ready to harvest before the blackfly
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appear. Blackfly usually appear on the
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the crop when you sew them in March
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time, but hopefully they'll be ready to
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harvest before they appear. Now, make
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sure that you get a variety called
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Aquadulus Claudia as that's a variety
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that you need to grow. It's a winter
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hardy variety and yet you can get great
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crops from it. Next up is garlic. As
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long as it's a big size bowl, make sure
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that they're well spaced apart. You
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should be able to grow garlic in pots.
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Make sure that there's plenty of
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drainage in it, lifted off the floor and
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pot feet. And yeah, you don't want them
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to get water logged. So, make sure that
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they kept free. Make sure that you net
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them to stop the birds from pulling them
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up and pinching them. But yeah, you can
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grow garlic. Again, the same goes for
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autumn onions and shellots. Again, make
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sure that they're well spaced apart. You
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won't fit many onions in a pot, but if
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it's a big enough pot, you might be able
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to fit a few in. And the same goes for
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shellots. Obviously, they're better in
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the ground. But if you wanted to do a
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few, if you've got a big enough pot you
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can actually grow them. Next up is
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winter spinach. Again, it needs to be a
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winter hardy variety. Put them in a pot.
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Make sure that they've got well drainage
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and you can keep snipping them off as
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and when they're ready. It'll grow a lot
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slower at this time of year, but you can
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get some great crops from it. Next up is
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winter lettuce. Another great thing to
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grow throughout the winter. Needs to be
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a variety called Arctic King. That's the
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winter Harley variety, but again, it'll
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grow slower, but you can get some great
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cropping from it for your salads.
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Next is kale. Now, kale obviously is a
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big plant, but if you've got some
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established plants, you can plant them
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in there. But again, make sure they're
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well spaced apart. You won't fit many in
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a pot because they do get big and bushy.
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But even if you've got a couple, it'll
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still give you a great harvest from it
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and you'll keep be able to keep snipping
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the leaves off and keep using them in
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If you like your peashoots, that's a
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great variety to grow. You can grow them
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in raised beds or in pots themselves.
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And then obviously when they start to
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get the shoots on, you can keep snipping
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them off and adding them to your salad.
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Peashoots do have a lovely flavor.
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They're quite a good thing to grow and
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obviously a lot of people grow them for
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micro greens. So, it's a great thing to
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grow and obviously like I said, protect
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them from the mice and the rats because
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they will like them. They will find
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them. Trust me, they'll find them. So,
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make sure they're netted over and
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protected from them and hopefully you
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should get some great results from them.
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And finally is rocket. Another great
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thing to add to a salad with a bit of a
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kick. And yeah, rocket is easy to grow.
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Again, it'll grow a bit slower in the
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poly tunnel and greenhouse uh this time
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of year, but you should still get great
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rewards from them and hopefully some
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great rocket from them. So, I hope you
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And if you're wanting to grow some
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herbs, parsley, thyme, and sage will be
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growing slowly at this time of year, but
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you can still get cropping from it. And
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just make sure it's in a sheltered
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position so that it doesn't get too
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frosty. But you can get some great
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results from kale uh spit from your
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herbs. And yeah, you can always dry them
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out once they're ready and use them as
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and when needed. So that is all the
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things that you can grow in pots in
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November. So, I hope you found that
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useful. Do drop us a follow to stay up
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