Quick answer
What Can I Grow in Winter?
What you can grow in winter depends on your climate, sunlight, and whether you are growing outdoors, indoors, in containers, or under cover. Even in colder seasons, many gardeners can keep growing something by choosing cool-season crops or indoor options.
A few things to try
- Try leafy greens like lettuce, spinach, kale, and arugula.
- Grow herbs indoors such as parsley, chives, thyme, or mint.
- In mild climates, try radishes, carrots, beets, cabbage, broccoli, or Swiss chard.
- In freezing climates, consider indoor herbs, microgreens, sprouts, or lettuce under lights.
- Use row cover, cold frames, or containers when conditions allow.
What to watch for
Check your local frost dates and the light available to your plants. A crop that grows outdoors in a mild winter may need protection or indoor light elsewhere.