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Hello

I've got a bare patch on my lottie at the moment, but I'm intending to dig over the whole site (and add rotted manure + compost) in October.

Is there anything I could put in NOW which would be ready to harvest in October ???

As I write - it's raining! It's the finest drizzle you'd ever feel, but there's definitely something wet falling out of the sky ;D

Quick growing brassicas like raab, pak choi, radish?

Dwarf French beans. I find that they crop within 6 weeks. Then at the end of the harvest, just chop them up and put your maure over the top of them.

Thank you sazhig and antipodes for your suggestions.

Since I originally posted by request, what should pop through the door but Marshalls Seeds Summer Growing catalogue.

I have the page open on "Dwarf French Bean Pongo" - they seem to fit the bill for me. We eat lots of them (Tesco just call them 'green beans'), so I'll be buying a packet of seeds. :)

Quote from: Easywriter on July 13, 2010, 13:53:28
Thank you sazhig and antipodes for your suggestions.

Since I originally posted by request, what should pop through the door but Marshalls Seeds Summer Growing catalogue.

I have the page open on "Dwarf French Bean Pongo" - they seem to fit the bill for me. We eat lots of them (Tesco just call them 'green beans'), so I'll be buying a packet of seeds. :)

I can recommend moreveg online - they do smaller packets for about 50p meaning you could treat yourself to a selection ;)  postage free on £6 order too and i got mine next day when I was trying to fill a similar hole in my patches.

You can get a crop from beetroot and radish as well..

How about baby carrots? I sowed some in April and have been pulling them for the last few weeks.

Oriental veg would be prone to bolting now, but you could sow it more towards autumn, depending on when in October you want to dig.