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31.03.21
Most veggies, especially those that bear fruit (cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers etc) need plenty of sunshine to grow. Ideally, you want your vegetable patch to be positioned where it will get roughly 6-8 hour s a day. ย you can still grow some edibles; mainly leafy crops and herbs.
In shadier spots you can still grow vegetables but are more suited for leafier crops and herbs.
The best soil suitable for vegetables includes lots ofย compostย andย organic matterย such as composted leaves and ground or shredded, aged bark. Whatever you’re starting with, incorporate enoughย organic materialย so that the amended soil is neitherย sandyย nor compacted.
Aย smaller vegetable patch is ideal for a starter vegetable garden, A size roughly 4 x 8 foot will give you enough space to grow a variety of crops. If you havenโt got a lot of space try plantingย container friendly plants and herbs in pots or window-boxes.
Itโsย temptingย to try and grow everything but donโt forget to think about the space you have. Trying to squeeze too much into your vegetable patch is asking for trouble and youโll end up with a smaller, not larger harvest. However, you can boost yield byย succession planting. When your initial crops have been harvested, follow up with a second sowing. For example, follow spring lettuce with summer beans. Succession planting allows you to stretch your harvest season for the longest possible time.
This might be hard to believe, but a lot of bugs can be your friends. Such things as bees, ladybugs, butterflies,ย and more! To attract these good guys to your garden โ and boost crop pollination โ include clumps of insect-friendly plants like, cosmos, andย sunflowersย between the vegetables and herbs.
Make sure you water your newly planted vegetables beds frequently, to conserve water and reduce the need to irrigate,ย mulch your soil with several inches of straw or shredded leaves.
Quick growing crops like lettuce and radishes wonโtย need supplemental fertilizers if grown in in fertile soil. Long-term veggies like tomatoes etc will appreciate a boost several times over the growing season.
Our fertiliser and feed can be found here Fertilisers & Feed (gordonrigg.com)