Hi all

Following the removal of some conifers, I plan to expand my veg patch and
need to form a strategy for next year.
Is there a site which tells you what to plant when, how to prepare the
ground etc to give as good a yield as possible.
We're not too fussy over veg so a general cover all will probably suit.
I am also interested in the crop rotation element.
Not a total beginner but not far off.

TIA

Phil

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from "TheScullster" contains these words:

Following the removal of some conifers, I plan to expand my veg patch and
need to form a strategy for next year.
Is there a site which tells you what to plant when, how to prepare the
ground etc to give as good a yield as possible.
We're not too fussy over veg so a general cover all will probably suit.
I am also interested in the crop rotation element.
Not a total beginner but not far off.

Well, you seem to have dropped into the right spot, but it's all in the
Urglers, not tabulated.

Forget 'sites', there are books that will do that for you.

Reliably.

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On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:12:56 GMT, Rusty_Hinge
wrote:

The message
from "TheScullster" contains these words:

Following the removal of some conifers, I plan to expand my veg patch and
need to form a strategy for next year.
Is there a site which tells you what to plant when, how to prepare the
ground etc to give as good a yield as possible.
We're not too fussy over veg so a general cover all will probably suit.
I am also interested in the crop rotation element.
Not a total beginner but not far off.

Before you plant anything you will have to improve the soil where you
have had conifers, otherwise there is little point in planting any
veg. Get loads of manure.


Pam in Bristol

The ground will be so acidic from the conifer needles that it will be useless without loads of inputs - mushroom compost comes to mind as it is always full of lime. As other posters have said, just get a book, from the library if nec. The Doc Hessayon "Vegetable and Herb Expert" guided me thro my first years with an allotment. Just checked on Amazon and you can get a second hand one for less than 3 quid

Janet Conroy wrote:
Pam Moore;821693 Wrote:
On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:12:56 GMT, Rusty_Hinge
wrote:
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The message
from "TheScullster" contains these words:
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Following the removal of some conifers, I plan to expand my veg patch
and
need to form a strategy for next year.
Is there a site which tells you what to plant when, how to prepare the

ground etc to give as good a yield as possible.
We're not too fussy over veg so a general cover all will probably
suit.
I am also interested in the crop rotation element.
Not a total beginner but not far off.--

Before you plant anything you will have to improve the soil where you
have had conifers, otherwise there is little point in planting any
veg. Get loads of manure.


Pam in Bristol

The ground will be so acidic from the conifer needles that it will be
useless without loads of inputs - mushroom compost comes to mind as it
is always full of lime. As other posters have said, just get a book,
from the library if nec. The Doc Hessayon "Vegetable and Herb Expert"
guided me thro my first years with an allotment. Just checked on Amazon
and you can get a second hand one for less than 3 quid




Crop rotation is I good theory, but I find it nigh impossible. I just
don't use equal areas of land for each type of crop! anyone ideas to get
around this problem?

On Nov 5 2008, 9:02*am, Broadback wrote:
Crop rotation is I good theory, but I find it nigh impossible. I just
don't use equal areas of land for each type of crop! anyone ideas to get
around this problem?

Make a plan of your plot/garden and nail it to your shed door. Like
this you will see what you had the previous year and throughout the
year you can think about the following year. Equal parts have nothing
to do with crop rotation - you can inter plan, mix and match in your
flower border etc. You just got to remember which crop will benefit
after other crop and not plant the same crops at the same place every
year.

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On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:12:56 GMT, Rusty_Hinge
wrote:

The message
from "TheScullster" contains these words:

Following the removal of some conifers, I plan to expand my veg patch
and
need to form a strategy for next year.
Is there a site which tells you what to plant when, how to prepare the
ground etc to give as good a yield as possible.
We're not too fussy over veg so a general cover all will probably suit.
I am also interested in the crop rotation element.
Not a total beginner but not far off.

Before you plant anything you will have to improve the soil where you
have had conifers, otherwise there is little point in planting any
veg. Get loads of manure.

And lime as soil under conifers is very often made more acidic than
originally.

--
Chris.
Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus.

On Nov 5, 4:30 pm, "Cerumen" wrote:
"Pam Moore" wrote in message

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On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:12:56 GMT, Rusty_Hinge
wrote:

The message
from "TheScullster" contains these words:

Following the removal of some conifers, I plan to expand my veg patch
and
need to form a strategy for next year.
Is there a site which tells you what to plant when, how to prepare the
ground etc to give as good a yield as possible.
We're not too fussy over veg so a general cover all will probably suit.
I am also interested in the crop rotation element.
Not a total beginner but not far off.

Before you plant anything you will have to improve the soil where you
have had conifers, otherwise there is little point in planting any
veg. Get loads of manure.

And lime as soil under conifers is very often made more acidic than
originally.

--
Chris.
Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus.

Definitely Chris, it's a good place to grow shrubs though,
Rhododendrons do very well, mine do anyway.

Judith