Advice needed on planting

[Reks]

Hi,
My thrid bed on my first allotment plot is being dug and the size will be 8 x 4 feet. I was planning to not add any manure or FBB and grow the following -

Raddish
Carrots
Beetroot
Spinach - 2 varieties
Blood Sorrel
Garlic
shallots 2 types
parsnips

Is there any plating advice that you can provide i.e. have I got the combination of planting right for soil with no manure/fertilizer? in what order should I plant these, if the bed size is good enough to plant all these? Will I have space to plant other plants.

Also is it ok to plants the seeds thinly so as to avoid thinning, also that way I can use less seeds and save them for the following year too.

[onlinecop]

Have a look at this link Tinker's Gardens — Vegetable Gardening - Companion Planting.
Really you need to keep each family member in the same place so i have been told,Plants within the same group tend to have the same requirements and suffer from the same pests and problems,and another link Vegetable Families or Groups for Crop Rotation Planning.

starving our plants of nutrients is not going to produce good results

[Reks]

Thanks for the links, my reason for sowing alle ones I metioned together was beacuse I read somewhere that these plants don't like rich soil. I'll have a rethink using the links u have sent me.

[SarzWix]

Carrots and parsnips don't want rich soil, you have that correct
The garlic and shallots will be happy enough with a bit of BFB sprinkled around them.
Spinach, I'm not so sure of, but as they are leafy, you could use a bit of chicken manure pellets raked into the soil before planting. Should be easy enough to keep it to the areas of the bed you need to then, without it affecting the carrots and parsnips.

[Reks]

Thanks SarzWix, I'll keep these tips in mind.

[Two_Sheds]

Sorrel is perennial (permanent) so plant it with care... at an edge?

[FionaH]

Have a look at this link Tinker's Gardens — Vegetable Gardening - Companion Planting.

useful site, thanks

[Reks]

Thanks Two sheds. Will plant Sorrel to the end of my bed.