Succession Planting After Early Potatoes

**Thelma Sanders** · 19-05-2017, 09:20 AM

It's not a usual rotation, but don't see any reason not to.
As well as giving the area a dose of general fertliser, you might want to add a little lime to the brassica planting holes. (Brassicas like lime, but potatoes don't)

**Penellype** · 19-05-2017, 11:38 AM

I usually use the pots from my early potatoes for kohl-rabi, calabrese and broccoli, and the later ones for spring cabbage and winter greens (pak choi, mizuna etc). I fork in some bfb before planting out and they are fine.

**Artisan** · 20-05-2017, 01:41 PM

Succession Planting After Early Potatoes

Thank you very much for the advice

Greg

**Snadger** · 20-05-2017, 03:50 PM

I have leeks which will go in as my early tatties come out. Its good to duel crop an area to keep it productive and in my view doesn't really matter with what, but preferably not with something 'like for like'.

**Artisan** · 22-05-2017, 12:25 PM

Thanks for the advice about the Leeks.

Greg

**rary** · 22-05-2017, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by Snadger View Post

I have leeks which will go in as my early tatties come out. Its good to duel crop an area to keep it productive and in my view doesn't really matter with what, but preferably not with something 'like for like'.

I don't disagree with Snadger, but I did note that the potato fields along the local area of Ayrshire coast has potatoes in the same fields as last year, I wonder if they put anything in or spray the ground to avoid any problems, the tatty shaws look fine and healthy

**Snadger** · 22-05-2017, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by rary View Post

I don't disagree with Snadger, but I did note that the potato fields along the local area of Ayrshire coast has potatoes in the same fields as last year, I wonder if they put anything in or spray the ground to avoid any problems, the tatty shaws look fine and healthy

I'm not a farmer and realise farmers have to make a living., but from a gardeners point of view it is bad husbandry to plant tatties every year in the same spot.
Modern day farmers don't add organic matter to the soil like they used to, instead they use vast ammounts of artifficial fertiliser. This does nothing for the structure of the soil. Once the crop has gobbled up the fertiliser and been harvested the soil will be dead.
If people wish to grow like this so be it, but it still won't change my stance on what i believe is responsible gardening and trying to look after the bit of land I cultivate.

Here endeth this lesson!

**Jonnyt** · 23-05-2017, 12:52 PM

This is something I've looked at myself and concluded that the tradition wisdom is to follow potatoes with:
Onions and Leeks. i.e. Autumn or Spring grown onions, potentially Leeks the same year if the timing fits
Courgettes and other squashs
Peas and Beans
Salad crops

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