In a small raised bed like that I’d start with successional sowings of salad ... butterhead lettuce, little gems, radishes, spring onions, baby beetroot of different colours.
Then as the summer arrives I’d either buy a few plants of Hispi (a summer cabbbage which doesn’t take up a lot of space and is sweet, tender and tasty) and plant them where the salad stuff had been harvested, or sow some Pak Choi or other oriental leafy veg which are less likely to bolt if sown after midsummer ... whichever suits your style of cooking/eating.
Then as the bed empties in the autumn there’ll be room in late October to sow some Broad Bean Aquadulce ‘Claudia’ which will overwinter quite happily without any protection and give you an early crop ... mine are beginning to flower already
In order to sustain all that planting I’d give the bed a good sprinkling of Fish, Blood & Bone before sowing the salad stuff and again when sowing the cabbage.
Well, that’s what I would do ... hope the ideas help ... and enjoy your gardening 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
There was a lot on square foot gardening when you divided a small plot into square feet with string and then each square has different successional crops see if you can Google it x
Seeds purchased. Carrots going in a container along with my potatoes (separate container) which have been cut into pieces with eyes and growth. They are in the shed ready for tomorrow when my soil and compost arrives. The radiah packet says it doesn’t like manured soul. But like previously said it was only a small amount. You think it’ll be alright? Thank you.
I wouldn’t worry about it. If you see some chunks of manure while you’re sowing the radishes just extract them and send them to the other end of the bed. Good luck 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Then as the summer arrives I’d either buy a few plants of Hispi (a summer cabbbage which doesn’t take up a lot of space and is sweet, tender and tasty) and plant them where the salad stuff had been harvested, or sow some Pak Choi or other oriental leafy veg which are less likely to bolt if sown after midsummer ... whichever suits your style of cooking/eating.
Then as the bed empties in the autumn there’ll be room in late October to sow some Broad Bean Aquadulce ‘Claudia’ which will overwinter quite happily without any protection and give you an early crop ... mine are beginning to flower already
In order to sustain all that planting I’d give the bed a good sprinkling of Fish, Blood & Bone before sowing the salad stuff and again when sowing the cabbage.
Well, that’s what I would do ... hope the ideas help ... and enjoy your gardening 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Seeds purchased.
Carrots going in a container along with my potatoes (separate container) which have been cut into pieces with eyes and growth. They are in the shed ready for tomorrow when my soil and compost arrives.
The radiah packet says it doesn’t like manured soul. But like previously said it was only a small amount. You think it’ll be alright?
Thank you.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good luck 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Veg patch and containers all planted. Thanks for your help all. I’ll let you know how I get on