empty space bad hips

[JILLY JACKSON]

Sorry ,cant find the place where someone wrote about filling empty space.Question is ,When i pull up my row of garlic up around june time,can i then put in some swede or turnips?I have limited space,should i put fertilizer in first?(my ignorance is showing)I started off last year with just pots and have got the gardening bug now!Bad hips stopped me at first, now i keep up with my painkillers and enjoy the fuller growing experience. also grandson Tom helps with the real heavy stuff.

[lynda66]

i planted purple top milan turnips about june, they were fine the swede needed more room i think, so they are still very small, but i'm gonna try transplanting them and see what happens, cos they aren't eatable yet lol .... i would put some fertilizer in but i know nowt lol

[JILLY JACKSON]

thanks linda,will put the turnips in i think.I grew some swede in a tub last year,its still there, not very big at all.if i have more space later on i'll put more swede in.

[zazen999]

I'd not put fertiliser in personally, or you may get alot of top growth and little root growth. Unless you use a specific root veg fertiliser which is high in phosphorus.

Have a look at these posts:

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...nts_14854.html

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...p-k_14880.html

[lynda66]

see told you i know nowt

[JILLY JACKSON]

Ha ha!more than i do though.thanks,have made a note of it.Phosphorus.

[bramble]

Don't think its a good idea to trasnsplant turnips, BUT

then, what do I know, someone may have a different opinion.

Good luck anyway.

[JILLY JACKSON]

bramble,i intend to put seed in.do you think that would be to late in the year?

[Eyren]

bramble,i intend to put seed in.do you think that would be to late in the year?

Do you mean that sowing turnips in June would be too late? Not at all - you can sow turnips up to July (according to my quick glance in the Organic Catalogue). Might be a tad on the late side for swede, though.