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What edible garden plants can be ripe in the winter?!?

Hi, im 14and i live in berkshire,england and i hope to grow some organic food from my garden during winter. What plant(s) can i grow? P.s. I dont want to travel all the way to china for these seeds please :D

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1. There are quite a few easy to grow ones like cabbages, brussel sprouts, Leeks, beetroot, parsnips etc If I think of any more I'll add them.
2. Cabbages, beets, turnips, potatoes, carrots. Many of the best veggies are spring and fall crops- the cabbage family includes broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts. They won't grow in the dead of winter, but they all tolerate light frost and enjoy a little snow cover. You should be able to keep them going into early winter with just a burlap row cover or a cold frame made of an old window. Watch for lead paint. In the depth of winter, you eat your root crops. Turnips aren't the best thing in the world, but living, breathing turnips taste better than week old tomatoes shipped in from afar. The hardy root crops also warm the blood. Keep in mind that the Sun stays closer to the horizon in the fall and winter- it never moves directly overhead. A garden that gets full sun in summer might be shaded for most of the day in fall.
3. Yeah , There are a lot of plat which will ripe in winter, but I don't know which are the plants in your garden, so please explain it. http://www.abbyirondoors.com