After broadies

[Dorothyrouse]

I’m thinking of putting sweetcorn in where the broad beans grew, what is best to ‘revitalise’the bed? ‘New compost, or soil enhancer, or even manure?

im never really sure ( hot bin compost was used on this bed before and broadies did v well)

[quanglewangle]

Sweetcorn is is one of our 'big' crops, taking a full four to five metre square bed. Our usual rotation on these beds is

February year 1
Potatoes with quite a lot of compost or cattle manure (a tractor scoop full)
Potatoes go on into autumn year 1/winter year 2 being dug as needed

May year 2
Spread 30gm³ 13-13-13
Sweetcorn until August/September year 2

October year 2
Spread 30gm³ 13-13-13
Autumn started onion sets

July/August year 3
Harvest onions
Spread manure
Leave until February year 4 to start again as year 1

We fit in such as the odd row of minor crops: beans, courgettes, broccoli, and such on the edges or between of these main plots

[Mr Bones]

We've followed broadies with sweetcorn too - just a quick top dressing of home made compost applied to the bed as mulch. This year we're following them with Radicchio, rocket and spinach.

[Dorothyrouse]

Thank you, that’s helpful

[bikermike]

I'll probably whack some of the squash plants I have in the greenhouse.

just a quick layer of whatever compost I have ready.