Went away for a few days and it is now all yellow, so it has to go. But what should I put in next? They have harboured a few weeds so I want to put in spuds next year to clean it up. So though I have some spare tomato plants do not want to put them there.
I have lots of brassica seedlings wanting space, but obviously they cannot go there.
In typically maverick style, I replaced mine with cauliflower... which are actually growing well for the first time ever!!! and lettuces... I did dig in a little manure and some fertilizer pellets before planting.
What about some late beetroot? Or salad stuff?
I have given up on Cauliflower. I had some lovely ones a couple of years ago but it was a lot of work and there was a glut somewhere and they were really cheap to buy at the time. I suppose I might risk putting in winter cabbage. It is a bit weedy for anything with small seeds.
I'm putting beans in that space now. No particular reason, just my own rotation plan. They will cope okay with a patch which keeps sprouting weeds. As will squash plants if you have any. I would have thought the tomatoes would cope okay as well?
I put carrots and florence fennel in to autumn and beans will be next after a winter rest
Carrots would be my choice too
I have lots of straw so anything I can mulch up would be best.
I am putting leeks in at the moment....but in my own cabbage patch I have planted the last of the potatoes, a couple of weeks ago.
This year three weeks ago I lifted the last PSB and then next day put in my Desirees using the 'digging-whilst-planting-whilst-manuring' technique. The Desirees are doing fine, better than my back.
Next year the PSB plot will be for maincrop carrots.
Mine will be replaced by the squashes when I get to around to them
This year mine have squash, tomatoes and dahlias. Should get leeks over winter or maybe onions.