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OK - here comes the first of my daft questions 
How vital is spacing between plants? At the moment I've only got two raised beds, one which is about 2m x 4m with half 60cm deep and half 30cm deep. The second is about 1.5m x 4m and 30cm deep.
At the moment I've got radishes, beetroot, courgettes, and lettuces in the shallower large bed, and cabbages, carrots & parsnips in the deeper one, with runner beans, broad beans and peas in the long bed.
I'd like to plant loads more, as I'm trying to get the family eating more fruit & veg (we're nowhere near 5 a day
) but at the moment we don't have the space (or funds) for anymore beds. I've got some spuds in an old compost bag which look like they are doing well, but I'd like to squeeze some more veggies into the beds.
If I make the spacings closer, will the plants suffer or will they just grow as baby veg?
How vital is spacing between plants? At the moment I've only got two raised beds, one which is about 2m x 4m with half 60cm deep and half 30cm deep. The second is about 1.5m x 4m and 30cm deep.
At the moment I've got radishes, beetroot, courgettes, and lettuces in the shallower large bed, and cabbages, carrots & parsnips in the deeper one, with runner beans, broad beans and peas in the long bed.
I'd like to plant loads more, as I'm trying to get the family eating more fruit & veg (we're nowhere near 5 a day
) but at the moment we don't have the space (or funds) for anymore beds. I've got some spuds in an old compost bag which look like they are doing well, but I'd like to squeeze some more veggies into the beds.If I make the spacings closer, will the plants suffer or will they just grow as baby veg?
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