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I am paper planning my plot that I got last year, manured about 60% and got a permanant bed + planning for 3 year rotation of crops, but do I plant my rows in a east /west direction or north /south direction. Plot runs North /South , or does it not matter. Thanks
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I tend to grow north/south if poss - because you get sun both sides at some time of the day. In practice, you have to do what fits your plot!
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Simple solutuion is not to plant in rows, but 'pocket' plant!
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Or in a grid
Just put the tallest stuff north of the shorter stuff.
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Glad you said that Zaz, 'cause that's what I do. I have to fit stuff in where I can.Originally posted by zazen999 View PostGranny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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I do that too!Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
I plant either way, depending on the number of plants I have!
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As already said, make sure that taller stuff is at the northern end so that it doesn't shade the other stuff.
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Ditto that.Originally posted by Alison View Post
I tend to bung things in where there's space, but always with the tall plants (sweetcorn, French beans etc) at the north end - so they cast shade on my neighbour's crops, not mine
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I used to plant in long rows across the plot which meant east west rows. I found that things like climbing beans gave a better crop on the south side and also shaded anything to the north of the row. I have since created 6ft wide raised beds east to west and now grow in rows across the bed so that the rows are north south and find that I can plant anything anywhere without casting to much shadow on anything.
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What's pocket plant ?Comment
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