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What to grow after peas and beans?
pumpernickel
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all - am after some advice. At the start of the summer, we planted a little planter with broad beans, peas, dwarf beans and carrots. It was probably way to crowded but we have had some of each, mainly the broad beans and the carrots. Now nothing really is happening. I have read leaving the roots in fixes nitrogen into the soil - do I just chop the legumes of above ground and and stick some brassicas in? Help?!! Thanks in advance....
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pumpernickel I always believed that about nitrogen and left roots in but I think I've read somewhere on the forum that it is an old gardener's tale
This will move your thread back up and I hope someone will advise.
In my opinion I would remove the roots and enrich the planter to give B's some chance. My winter veg are already planted and my carrots aren't ready yet
pumpernickel, KEF is right, the nitrogen on the bean roots seems to not be available to other plants.
I have just been working out crop rotation from the RHS site. As far as I can see, you follow legumes with brassicas, but add compost/well rotted manure first. Don't grow root veg if you have added the compost as it will make them grow into weird shapes
Hi, pumpernickle, KEF, because legums do 'fix' nitrogen in the soil I cut my beans down leaving the roots in.
Agree with artjak - brassicas follow legumes, add compost first.
I'm growing purple sprouting broccalii in what was the runner bean container and runner beans in the former tomato one.
black trial tubs- late seeds for beetroot, nothing showing yet. Where's the sun when you need it