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Old 09-05-2008, 09:32 AM
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Default Raised beds - what to plant where?

Help!!! I'm having a bit of a dilemma. I've got 3 raised beds in my garden - all about 3ft in depth - one is about 10ft x 2ft which I'm using as my salad bed, one is about 3 ft x 2ft which is my herb bed, and the other is kind of U shaped where I'm intending to grow the rest of my veg but I'm not sure what to put where. I read about a bed rotation system, but my veg bed is one big bed (if that makes sense). My neighbour suggested this square foot system as the soil won't be walked on at all, so I've started off with climbing french beans, runners and peas at the bottom of the "U" bit, running along the back against a wall. Down one of the straight bits I've got potatoes, jerusalam artichokes and a row of swiss chard - but still got space for loads more, and on the other side of the U, I've got a couple of globe artichokes but I'm not sure what to put where. I've got some PSB ready to go out and I was intending on putting them in front of the beans in a row as I think they grow fairly tall. I've also got tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, peppers, spinach and beetroot that'll be ready to plant out fairly soon, but I'm not sure if they need to be in certain parts of the beds, or if I can just put them in where they'll fit?? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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