posted 10 years ago
You can grow all the greens you could possibly want. Eliot Coleman's book, the Four Season Harvest, is my go-to reference book.
The basics: time the winter crop to reach maturity just as it gets so cold as to stop growth. Your salads go into a hibernation but stay in good condition all winter.
Here, in Zone 5, I want my greens to be harvestable by mid-October. Growth is essentially none until late February. In a protected environment in Oregon, your dates will be much later. You might even be able to go year round.
Spinach and kale are bullet proof. Some lettuces are a bit fragile-we like Black Seeded Simpson and anything with "Winter" in its name. Tatsoi and mach are our new favorites.