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  • #31
    And how do you do companion planting. I will be planting herbs and flowers in my beds that are companions to the main crop.
    Dogs have masters, cats have slaves, and horses are just wonderful

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    • #32
      The way I see it is - it's Companion, Rotational & Successional planting all rolled into one.
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      • #33
        Sorry didn't mean to hijack this thread, just got carried away as usual
        Dogs have masters, cats have slaves, and horses are just wonderful

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        • #34
          Its changed again Forgot about the laurel thats against the fence. Its really small but i quite want to keep it in the bed as its a bit of green in the winter.

          Hijack away Bal - its all helpful stuff
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          Last edited by brumbird; 28-04-2016, 05:55 AM.

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          • #35
            When you say running north -south , tallest things north. Which way north south, me looking facing north, ?
            Northern England.

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            • #36
              Yes the top of the page is north (it actually runs north west that fence)

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              • #37
                Gotcha , thanks.
                Northern England.

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                • #38
                  Argh its all going pear shaped i forgot i subscribed to Kitchen Garden magazine and today 20 packets of seeds arrived!! Got to do some serious prioritising.
                  Last edited by brumbird; 28-04-2016, 12:54 PM.

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by brumbird View Post
                    Argh its all going pear shaped i forgot i subscribed to Kitchen Garden magazine and today 20 packets of seeds arrived!! Got to do some serious prioritising.
                    I did suggest you try SFG.........................
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                    • #40
                      Thats what i am doing with this bed!

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                      • #41
                        Is it better to just completely mix em up?

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                        • #42
                          Yes, just treat each square as a separate bed.
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                          • #43
                            But you have to take into consideration the impact they will have on each other though - my main concern was tall plants casting shadow on small ones. Then factoring in the whole companion planting thing (or rather the things that dont go well together) i cant see how you would do it (without clumping stuff together in vague patches) without it being a massive logical puzzle. This is as much as my newbie brain can handle

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                            • #44
                              Don't overthink it!
                              Tall stuff at the back, because of the shading, and mix the rest up. Next year, plant the same things into different squares.
                              Pick, eat and enjoy

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                              • #45
                                I am definitley an overthinker. You want to see the pile of paper that didnt warrant a photograph

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