yannovitch Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Bonjour tout le monde!! i need advice... i have a rather small garden, and i managed to fit three raised beds in it... they are all 1m25 wide, and two are 2m long, the third one is nearly 3m long. i have done just OK with them for the past two years, but i feel i could do so much more with them!! i haven't got much time as i am a busy teacher in a secondary school. but still, this year i need to make the most of it because finance is difficult and i want most of my food to come out of my garden... i want to plan carefully and start a proper crop rotation... but all the rotation schemes i see are doen on a four bed basis... any advice, tip, experience sharing will be much appreciated! Bisou Yann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 First of all, make a list of veg you like, buy most often. Things like radishes and lettuce can be put anywhere, and grow quite quickly. Maybe split the 3m bed into 2? Last year i have success with sweetcorn, beans underneath growing up the corn and pumpkins underneath to stop weeds. It was only a smallish bed but still amnaged to plant a couple of lettuces in too. Runner beans don't take up much floor space. Plant onions in small rows and carrots in between. Courgettes (baby ones 'Di Nizza' are good - small tennis ball size) bush form, not much space. Plant some chard/curly kale in small pots to plant later to give you some winter crops. Spinach grows anywhere and gives good/quick results! Hope this helps! C x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 You can rotate using just two beds so three will be fine. Good advice from Christian re varieties and using height as well. Make sure that you grow beans so that they will not cast shade over the plot for most of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 three bed rotation from 1945 Dig for victory http://www.earthlypursuits.com/AllotGuide/DigforVictory1/DigForVictory1_2-3.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thank you Matthew! Thats what I was looking for!! I have a print out of that page but couldn't find the original on line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have 3 beds too. last year I put one bed over to Potatoes of various sorts, & when they came up I planted Swede & Sprouts for the winter. Bed 2 had courgettes & peas.....upwards growing thingys take up less room Now it has overwintering Garlic,Onions & early peas in. Bed 3 had Beetroot,Spring Onions,Carrots & Radishes. Now it has Cauils & Brocolli,but they have all been munched to death,so I am clearing it this weekend ready for spring Any little gaps inbetween had salad bowl lettuce sprinkled on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannovitch Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 thanks a lot!!! exactly the kind of advice i wanted! thanks for the link, Matthew. Cheers! everyone! Yann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
