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And how do you do companion planting. I will be planting herbs and flowers in my beds that are companions to the main crop.
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The way I see it is - it's Companion, Rotational & Successional planting all rolled into one.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Sorry didn't mean to hijack this thread, just got carried away as usual
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Its changed again
Forgot about the laurel thats against the fence. Its really small but i quite want to keep it in the bed as its a bit of green in the winter.
Hijack away Bal - its all helpful stuff
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When you say running north -south , tallest things north. Which way north south, me looking facing north, ?Northern England.Comment
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Yes the top of the page is north (it actually runs north west that fence)Comment
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Gotcha , thanks.Northern England.Comment
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Argh its all going pear shaped i forgot i subscribed to Kitchen Garden magazine and today 20 packets of seeds arrived!! Got to do some serious prioritising.Last edited by brumbird; 28-04-2016, 01:54 PM.Comment
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I did suggest you try SFG.........................Originally posted by brumbird View Post
sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Thats what i am doing with this bed!Comment
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Is it better to just completely mix em up?Comment
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Yes, just treat each square as a separate bed.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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But you have to take into consideration the impact they will have on each other though - my main concern was tall plants casting shadow on small ones. Then factoring in the whole companion planting thing (or rather the things that dont go well together) i cant see how you would do it (without clumping stuff together in vague patches) without it being a massive logical puzzle. This is as much as my newbie brain can handle
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Don't overthink it!
Tall stuff at the back, because of the shading, and mix the rest up. Next year, plant the same things into different squares.
Pick, eat and enjoy
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I am definitley an overthinker. You want to see the pile of paper that didnt warrant a photograph
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