intercropping spuds?

**Snow** · 19-05-2015, 06:57 PM

Originally posted by muddled View Post

I finally got my pink fir apple spuds planted at the weekend.

As I stood back to admire my handiwork, it occured to me how much space they are taking up and how little space I have for left the multitude of plants still to find homes for

So does anyone intercrop their maincrop spuds (once they are fully earthed up) and if so, what with?

For mine, which are sqeezed in, there is no room for something else in there, and they grow too quick for anything quick growing for a short time, I think.

But I plan to have mind out in June/July at which point kale and beans will go in straight away after.

**mothhawk** · 19-05-2015, 07:02 PM

Don't forget spuds make a lot of top growth. They'll cover the space pretty quickly once they start growing. i don't have room for maincrop, just earlies, which are replaced with beans or squash or kale by the end of June.

**muddled** · 19-05-2015, 07:04 PM

Yes...I think that I didn't have room for maincrop either....an impulse buy at the garden centre has messed up my plans!

Oh well, back to the drawing board!

**Bigmallly** · 19-05-2015, 07:07 PM

The only thing I can think of is maybe something tall growing like Tomatoes or Sweetcorn which can then be cropped at the same time as the spuds.

**ioan** · 19-05-2015, 07:20 PM

Hi
I recently visited the island of La Gomera a wonderful place to visit for gardeners.
Anyway between the rows of spuds planted in the local lotties there seemed to be runner beans coming
through, practically all of them did this.
Just a thought.

**sparrow100** · 19-05-2015, 09:12 PM

I only do radishes, but then mine are squeezed in too. And OH can crunch on radishes all day long.

**veggiechicken** · 19-05-2015, 09:21 PM

I've put garlic at the end of each row - don't ask me why, I just had some spare cloves. Maybe it will stop those meeces attaching the tatties too.

**CurlyGreen** · 20-05-2015, 05:55 AM

I put broad beans around the edges which works.

I put them between the spuds one year. It seemed to be working but the spuds got too tall and shaded them out and got very few beans. I think it might work if you had well grown broad bean plants to start with but I haven't dared try again.

Runner beans and main crops spuds is interesting. I'm late with my runners this year, only planted them last weekend

so I think the potatoes will be casting too much shade by the time I plant the runners out. But maybe next year.

How were they supporting the runners?

**ioan** · 20-05-2015, 07:30 AM

Originally posted by CurlyGreen View Post

I put broad beans around the edges which works.

I put them between the spuds one year. It seemed to be working but the spuds got too tall and shaded them out and got very few beans. I think it might work if you had well grown broad bean plants to start with but I haven't dared try again.

Runner beans and main crops spuds is interesting. I'm late with my runners this year, only planted them last weekend

so I think the potatoes will be casting too much shade by the time I plant the runners out. But maybe next year.

How were they supporting the runners?

Hi
The beans were only about a foot high so no support at the time, have to say might be
another type of bean, french maybe.
ioan

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