"Jasbird" wrote in message
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Hello,

I have an allotment with clay soil. What vegetables can I reasonably
grow in it what which vege should I not even try?

So far I have onions, parsnips, beetroot, raspberries and strawberries!
The beetroot did well last year (the parsnips not so well) but I didn't
give my gardening serious effort. I shall work harder this year, but
don't want to waste my time trying hopeless cases.

For instance:

Can I grow sweetcorn, tomatoes, spinach (beet), leek, lettuce in the
clay soil?

I also have pumkin, melon, courgette, squash, beans, turnips - but will
probably grow them in my back garder which has rich loam in it.

I garden in heavy soil where rainfall is limited during the summer and have
found that most things, with the exception of root crops, grow well if
adequate soil moisture can be maintained. Over time, you can inexpensively
improve the tilthe, friability, and fertility of your clay soil by adding
decayed organic matter.