My allotment helper Manuel has done such a brilliant job of clearing the areas of my plot that I've never got round to before, that I have more than enough space for all the plants I've grown. I don't want his efforts to have been wasted so I'm wondering what I could still sow now to get a harvest before winter, and that isn't too demanding given it's soil that's had nothing but weeds/grass in for the last few years.
Lettuce, leaf beet, any of the leaves you can grow like bull's blood beet or the oriental mustard leaves?
I would suggest anything big ie not carrots. Presume if it was overgrown there will be a lot of weed seeds, so anything you can mulch easily. Beans, brassicas, courgettes.
Beetroot, autumn/winter lettuce. I would also consider spring cabbages next month if you think the ground is up to it (plenty of time to give it a top feed)
Just started in modules... turnips, 2 types, beetroot, spring onions, 3 types of lettuce, white pattypan squash, swede, chard, plus more dwarf french beans and dwarf borlottis. These are all to fill in spaces as the other crops come out :happy7:
I've no excuse then! Thanks everyone.
I've just popped in a few more french beans in the onion bed - soon to be pulled up and ready for next crop :blob7:
Quote from: caroline7758 on June 04, 2013, 21:06:04
My allotment helper Manuel has done such a brilliant job of clearing the areas of my plot that I've never got round to before, that I have more than enough space for all the plants I've grown. I don't want his efforts to have been wasted so I'm wondering what I could still sow now to get a harvest before winter, and that isn't too demanding given it's soil that's had nothing but weeds/grass in for the last few years.
That's Manuel Labour I assume?
I'll fetch my coat ...
Who stole my Manuel. My little helper.
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