Temporary seed bed

[Louise79]

Hi

I know this is probably an obvious question now that I am thinking about it but can anyone give me a definate here..

Ive just been given the keys to an allotment - havent made a start yet but soon will be. However - at home which is only 5 mins away I have a greenhouse and 13 square metres of raised beds. I have made a quick plan as to what I want to grow in allotment - when its cleared over - as I have a few greens and things that I reckon I still have time to get in etc...and Ive also made a quick plan as to what I want to grow at home for next year etc...but I think I have now got available a 2m x 1m raised bed which is going to be free so I am thinking keep this one as a temporary seed bed? - before I move stuff out to the allotment?

The thing that im not sure about is will a temporary bed work for everything that eventually then needs to move on to the allotment or am I liable to kill things off if they go in a temporary bed first? in practice I suppose its just like repotting things from a seed tray to a pot before it goes somewhere else?

Help!!

[Aberdeenplotter]

not quite sure what you are going to achieve by giving your plants a temporary stay in a seed bed. Might be better to build a cold frame over the area and keep your seedlings in pots and trays in there before planting out.

[Two_Sheds]

Sow in pots/modules, and then plant out when the seedlings are strong enough to withstand the slugs/wind/cold/heat

[Bren In Pots]

not quite sure what you are going to achieve by giving your plants a temporary stay in a seed bed. Might be better to build a cold frame over the area and keep your seedlings in pots and trays in there before planting out.

Thats a good idea but if you already have one you could use ithe bed for things like leeks that get moved later on.

[Snadger]

I've built a cold frame from breeze blocks with a temporary seedbed (also made of breezeblocks) joined to the back of it.
I like to sow my brassicas outdoors in a seed bed as I feel it gives them a stronger root system. Just make sure you have netting over the top!
Leeks can be stuck into any available space, straight from the seed tray just to thicken up a bit before final planting.
When I first got my plot I had no greenhouse and a lot was sown in a seedbed outdoors. This worked really well..........so I see no reason to change it!

[Alison]

I only direct sow root stuff as I find that the slugs get anything else so have stoned over a section of my back garden where I used to grow veg. It's currently got pots of brassicas which will go out to the plot shortly plus a trough of leeks and various modules of lettuce. Works well for me.