"Magwitch" asked:


I'm about to rotovate a 5 x 5m piece of meadow-grassed ground to grow
vegetables, (some of it gets sunshine, some shade - does this matter
for
vegetables)? I want to split it into 4 different beds with a view to
growing
beans, potatoes and various salad vegetables next summer. In what
order
should I rotate the crop varieties and what do I start off with? I
dimly
remember Monty Don covering this subject but can't remember :(

Hopefully this site will give you some ideas

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...p_rotation.asp


Are there any precautions we can take against rabbits at an early
stage eg
hazel hurdles?

http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/wil...t_problems.htm

Once the ground's been dug, what do I do next? Just leave it until
spring
and let winter break the clay down or can I plant it up with something
to
improve the soil

You could also cover the soil with farmyard manure and during the winter
the manure will beneficially leach its way into the soil.

or even get a crop over winter?

http://www.hants.gov.uk/growyourown/page4.html



I also want to grow
raspberries and am not sure when you plant the bare root canes...

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fruit/raspberries.html

Good luck,
Emrys Davies.

Magwitch wrote:
Are there any precautions we can take against rabbits at an
early stage eg hazel hurdles?

Use chicke wire as show below to stop the little buggers tunnelinn under the
fence!




Hurdle
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VEG | | Rabbits
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Chicken wire









PK

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Starting a veg patch
 

I'm about to rotovate a 5 x 5m piece of meadow-grassed ground to grow
vegetables, (some of it gets sunshine, some shade - does this matter for
vegetables)? I want to split it into 4 different beds with a view to growing
beans, potatoes and various salad vegetables next summer. In what order
should I rotate the crop varieties and what do I start off with? I dimly
remember Monty Don covering this subject but can't remember :(

Are there any precautions we can take against rabbits at an early stage eg
hazel hurdles?

Once the ground's been dug, what do I do next? Just leave it until spring
and let winter break the clay down or can I plant it up with something to
improve the soil or even get a crop over winter? I also want to grow
raspberries and am not sure when you plant the bare root canes...