Veg in One Bed

[magicmarigold]

I have this book and think it's a great idea, especially for people like me who are very unlikely to ever be able to afford a house with a large garden or who don't live near/ have time for an allotment.
There are alot of people who have a very small growing space and this book shows how to use it all year and not have gaps. Fair enough if you have a giant garden, allotment whatever, it might not be your thing but I don't think that's who it's aimed at anyway.

[Chrissyteacup]

I winged it last year and have started to do so this year too but never hurts to have a bit of guidance as I do try to cram as much as I can in my little veggie plot!
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[rary]

I liked it enough to try it myself this year - even though straight lines and being told what to do are anathema to me
The growing year starts in March

Sounds like a respectable plan VC
And I agree with Snadger, yet an other book on gardening, I think if you buy one good gardening book you see it as a guide and add your on variation to it, I have found that most books and magazines are aimed for the south of the country with sowing and planting times, whereas up here we are about six weeks behind and the end of the season is a month or so sooner

[Thelma Sanders]

I have found that most books and magazines are aimed for the south of the country with sowing and planting times, whereas up here we are about six weeks behind and the end of the season is a month or so sooner

The author gardens in Wales, so don't know how different his wowing dates would be..
Depends if he's up a mountain or in a valley, I suppose

[rary]

Thelma, with what VC showed regards planting potatoes in March, if I planted in March I would need to have cover for the potatoes till the end of May at the earliest and for seed sowing, this could only be done with cloch protection. Undoubtedly the book will be a good guide, (I have watched and enjoyed his YouTube videos) as he comes over as a down to earth (no pun intended) realistic presenter, with a lot of knowledge, but with books and mags. as I have said they can only be used as a guide and if you go with the date's given in them you must provide protection against the weather, and after putting all that down I, more than likly, will buy the book and when I do I will blame VC for recommending it

[veggiechicken]

Assuming I follow the book - it will be only follow-ish - as I'm not growing spuds this year, whatever the books says.
Nor will I be planting in a raised bed.
However, I may follow the sowing sequence he suggests in a VC-ish sort of way.

[rary]

Assuming I follow the book - it will be only follow-ish I may follow the sowing sequence he suggests in a VC-ish sort of way.

So what you are saying is, you will do your gardening as normal, but read his book as you have bought it

[veggiechicken]

No, I shall sow/plant the things he says and when, but they won't be in a raised bed and they may not be in orderly rows.