My fall/winter garden is going terrificly except on behalf of the lettuce. The lettuce I planted in October is coming up too slowly. Next year I shall plant in September.  Right now we are eating salads with green leaf lettuce and spinach. This could be worse but I would like more lettuce as well as less spinach.
I started some seeds in my backyard  in a 25 gallon black pot so if it freezes I can cover them with a blanket as well as still have some fresh lettuce. But these I started in early November as well as they are just babies.
Next year I shall follow the advice of the folks at Angel Valley commercial farm who say their best varities are red leaf, romaine, green leaf as well as butterheads.