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    Hello,

    I've been a lurker on this site for a while, getting lots of info on fruit and veg I've got a question I couldn't find an answer to though! I am going to have 1m square raised beds in my garden, but I'm clueless at working out how many veg plants I can cram in there

    I would like to grow onions, cabbage, kale, chard, peas, parsnip, strawberries, carrots maybe some turnip and swedes.

    I've got sites for french beans and runner beans. I've also got a greenhouse to put chillis, peppers, tomatos and cucumbers in I was hoping to do potatos in sacks, squash and courgets in hotbeds. I was tempted to do the strawberries in cola bottles, so they are upsidedown?? Not sure if I will get a good crop that way though?

    I know that you can plant closer together in raised beds, but I'm not sure how to calculate it.

    I'm also putting my beds onto ground with tree roots and a lot of pebbles (ridiculous amount!), so should a put a membrane down before filling to stop the pebbles working there way up? They seem to on the lawn no matter how many times I collect them!

    Sorry for all the questions!

  • #2
    Take a look at this for square foot gardening

    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...awareness.html
    WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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    • #3
      And this blokie is toppo at sq ft gardening

      aka
      Suzie

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      • #4
        As a quick rule of thumb, if you are using high production raised beds then you can halve the spacings on the seed packets.
        To do this effectively it is also advisable to sow your seeds in pots and transplant when they are ready. This way you avoid over crowding and empty patches.

        Hope that helps

        JJ
        The link to my old website with vegetable garden and poultry photographs


        http://www.m6jdb.co.uk

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        • #5
          Originally posted by leah View Post
          I would like to grow onions, cabbage, kale, chard, peas, parsnip, strawberries, carrots maybe some turnip and swedes.
          Cabbage, kale and swedes like a firm soil (concrete wouldn't be too hard), so might not do well in fluffier compost.

          Peas are sown close anyway: 2" apart

          I've grown things in upside-down pop bottles before: they're just narrow hanging baskets really.
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            Brilliant, thank you for the advice It's amazing how much you can grow in such a small space!

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