What to plant in November in Norway

3 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in November in Norway, for the climate around Southeastern Norway, Innlandet near Lillehammer.

Climate: A cold boreal climate with hard winters (nights to -21 °C), frost possible into late May and again from late August, a short warm season of about 4 to 5 months, and fairly even rainfall with a wetter autumn.

Fruits

  • Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum

    Extremely hardy, it needs winter chill and yields well in cool, moist summers.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

  • Redcurrant Ribes rubrum

    Very cold-hardy, it ripens its berries in the summer warmth without extra care.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

  • Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa

    Native to cold regions, it tolerates the winter and bears well in the short summer.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy