I would think there is litle that you can do, or more precisely anything that you can do that would be worthwhile and not cause a problem.
I would not worry overly about whatever you plant, seeds tend to do a good job of growing just about anywhere they fall and shady, sunny whatever tends not to come into it for them. Bit of shade could be beneficial as the ground is not hit so hard by the sun. Most veg need moisture and the tree is reducing the water/moisture loss.
Never been sure about crop rotation, that was something I learnt of at school but lets face it if you want nitrogen in the soil for a crop you are not going to sow beans for a whole year, miss a years production so that the following year there happens to be a bit more nitrogen in it. You go buy something from the GC and throw it on. And you are not going to let 1/4 of the allotment lie fallow each year either, which was another aspect of crop rotation.
As to any disease then you walking up and down the allotment will do a good job of spreading that.
I would not worry overly about whatever you plant, seeds tend to do a good job of growing just about anywhere they fall and shady, sunny whatever tends not to come into it for them. Bit of shade could be beneficial as the ground is not hit so hard by the sun. Most veg need moisture and the tree is reducing the water/moisture loss.
Never been sure about crop rotation, that was something I learnt of at school but lets face it if you want nitrogen in the soil for a crop you are not going to sow beans for a whole year, miss a years production so that the following year there happens to be a bit more nitrogen in it. You go buy something from the GC and throw it on. And you are not going to let 1/4 of the allotment lie fallow each year either, which was another aspect of crop rotation.
As to any disease then you walking up and down the allotment will do a good job of spreading that.
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