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I have a cunning plan that may appeal to small space gardeners and those who have trouble remembering to repeat sow.
Its a sort of polyculture (growing different veg in the same space) in pots - hence Pottyculture, which contrary to popular opinion, does not mean its completely crazy.
Regular readers of my nutty ideas will know that I aim to practice a 4 week repeat sowing plan, Week 1 - Roots, Week 2 - Shoots, Week 3 - Fruits and Week 4 - Leaves. That's 13 repeats a year.
The Pottyculture plan starts in Week 1 - with Roots. This is what I shall do in Week 1.
Find 6 Flower buckets (MFBs) with drainage holes.
Fill 4 about a third with compost and put a sprouting seed potato in each bucket. Fill to the top with compost.
Completely fill the other 2 buckets with compost.
Sow carrot seeds in one bucket and beetroot in the other (your choice of root veg & number of buckets). Might be best to sow them in a circle, so that you know where they are.
Step 2
Sow some quick maturing seeds like radish, rocket or mixed salad leaves in the spud buckets. Pick these before the spud leaves grow too big.
Sow some spring onion seeds in the carrot bucket. Onions may deter carrot fly.
Sow some lettuce in the beetroot bucket. Pick some beet leaves with your lettuce.
Do this every 4 weeks.
I'm starting my pots on Monday and will be keeping them in the GH over winter. I don't expect much growth on the root crops but the leaf crops should be pickable.
Feel free to join in - or laugh
Its a sort of polyculture (growing different veg in the same space) in pots - hence Pottyculture, which contrary to popular opinion, does not mean its completely crazy.
Regular readers of my nutty ideas will know that I aim to practice a 4 week repeat sowing plan, Week 1 - Roots, Week 2 - Shoots, Week 3 - Fruits and Week 4 - Leaves. That's 13 repeats a year.
The Pottyculture plan starts in Week 1 - with Roots. This is what I shall do in Week 1.
Find 6 Flower buckets (MFBs) with drainage holes.
Fill 4 about a third with compost and put a sprouting seed potato in each bucket. Fill to the top with compost.
Completely fill the other 2 buckets with compost.
Sow carrot seeds in one bucket and beetroot in the other (your choice of root veg & number of buckets). Might be best to sow them in a circle, so that you know where they are.
Step 2
Sow some quick maturing seeds like radish, rocket or mixed salad leaves in the spud buckets. Pick these before the spud leaves grow too big.
Sow some spring onion seeds in the carrot bucket. Onions may deter carrot fly.
Sow some lettuce in the beetroot bucket. Pick some beet leaves with your lettuce.
Do this every 4 weeks.
I'm starting my pots on Monday and will be keeping them in the GH over winter. I don't expect much growth on the root crops but the leaf crops should be pickable.
Feel free to join in - or laugh
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