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I've just dug up the last of my earlies.  It was my first go and the crop was pretty good but I did work the soil hard beforehand.  I've made sure I've dug everything up and the soil is looking good again.   So what should I do now?Cover it until next year? - doesnt seem the right thing to do.  Put down a green manure?  I only have limited time to work the plot and I'm still in the process of clearing unused parts so currently dont really have the time to grow anything that needs a lot of care.  Any suggestions. Not currently growing garlic or onions but dont think this is the right time to start? Its quite a small partially-raised bed of about 15'x3'.

Most grateful for suggestions.
Thanks 

Quote from: newspud9 on October 18, 2010, 14:24:01
. Not currently growing garlic or onions but dont think this is the right time to start? Its quite a small partially-raised bed of about 15'x3'.

Most grateful for suggestions.
Thanks 

we're currntly planting our overwintering onions, garlic and, later on, shallots..you can do broad beans, too and we've just planted up another strawberry bed  :)

I'd either sow some Winter Onion Sets or Phacalia... but if the weather forecasts are to be believed it might be too late for either...  :-X

Get winter or Jap onions in now, in the ground you have just dug, you don't want to be planting spuds in the same place year after year, you should rotate your beds.  ;D ;D ;D

I had just been looking at planting some strawberry plants and came across this: "One tip, don't plant strawberries where peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and potatoes have been grown - these plants could pass on verticillium wilt, a serious strawberry disease."

Depending on your soil the classic follow-on to spuds was brassicas.... if you need to liem for the brassicas you want to keep it as far away from the potatoes in the rotation to reduce scab problems, so following the spuds with cabbages/sprouts etc gives the longest time between the lime and the next lot of potatoes

chrisc

Thanks to you all for the good advice.