broad beans then what?

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What can go in the ground after broad beans have finished and still have enough time to produce a harvest?

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BockingBill

Quote from: gwynnethmary on March 24, 2010, 08:59:12
What can go in the ground after broad beans have finished and still have enough time to produce a harvest?

We always plant leeks in the vacated space.

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Hi

I know some people plant their sweetcorn after the broadies. Other than I was thinking of using it for fennel and salads  :-\

Ian Pearson

A quick crop of first early potatoes? Winter squash? Autumn planted onion sets? Green manure crop for over winter? Oriental brassicas? ...

gwynnethmary

Quote from: BockingBill on March 24, 2010, 09:30:54
Quote from: gwynnethmary on March 24, 2010, 08:59:12
What can go in the ground after broad beans have finished and still have enough time to produce a harvest?

We always plant leeks in the vacated space.

I have some leeks coming on in a module tray- they're like 2 thready blades of grass  right now and about 4"tall.  Should I pot them on into bigger pots? If I don't put them in the ground until the broad beans come out (and I only sowed the beans yesterday!) where can they live until then?

tonybloke

Quote from: gwynnethmary on March 24, 2010, 18:14:53
Quote from: BockingBill on March 24, 2010, 09:30:54
Quote from: gwynnethmary on March 24, 2010, 08:59:12
What can go in the ground after broad beans have finished and still have enough time to produce a harvest?

We always plant leeks in the vacated space.

I have some leeks coming on in a module tray- they're like 2 thready blades of grass  right now and about 4"tall.  Should I pot them on into bigger pots? If I don't put them in the ground until the broad beans come out (and I only sowed the beans yesterday!) where can they live until then?
plant them in a small bed, very closely planted. then plant them out after the broadies are harvested.
You couldn't make it up!

antipodes

I have often planted leeks or cabbage after broad beans, just add some more organic matter. You can also grow quick stuff like lettuce.
2012 - Snow in February, non-stop rain till July. Blight and rot are rife. Thieving voles cause strife. But first runner beans and lots of greens. Follow an English allotment in urban France: http://roos-and-camembert.blogspot.com

Digeroo

I put in PSB last year thinking it was rather late to move them, but they have survived the winter better than others.

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