Post pea and bean crop

[horticultural_hobbit]

I have currently got some peas and beans in containers. However, at the end of their life cycle, I would like to use the earth that they are in for further veg. Having flicked through a my gardening book as written by that green fingered northern chap with a tea time show, I am thinking of planting some cabbages, turnips, swedes or potatoes. Being a novice, I'm not too sure what to plant or when. The peas and beans that I have, are scarlet emperor, tendergreen, and greenshaft and early onwards. So I am basing my next move on crop rotation. I have left it late, I think, to sew from seed.

All advice welcome!

[Snadger]

True crop rotation would dictate that brassica's would benefit from the fixated nitrogen left by the legumes.
In reality, nitro is cheap especially in the small amounts you would require so really its up to you what you plant.
I've grown spring cabbage in containers and it deffo isn't too late to sow those. Japanese onion sets are another possibuility.
It really depends on how far on your existing crops are and when they will be harvested by?

PS Leeks are another option!

[horticultural_hobbit]

Thanking you kindly! Yes, I was hoping on the crop rotation principle. Still hung up on textbooks and what I remember from GCSE science. Had never thought about the leeks, interesting. I tried some musselberg leeks last year, and didn't get an awful out of them. Can always try again!

[horticultural_hobbit]

And the peas and beans are all flowering at the moment. Assuming that they will be all done when they all go yellow and crinkly. With hindsight I know realise that last years bean and pea compost could have been used for other things. Clearly, GCSE science wasn't being thought about then.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I grow Kelverton Wonder peas in 2 large containers last year I followed them with spring cabbage Hero and have to say it was a great success.

There are just over 50 seeds per packet these were planted in individual modules, then potted on and finally into the containers planted very close together. I did not wait for them to form true cabbage heads but started to harvest (every other plant) as soon as they would provide a meal. This provided lovely spring greens from late Dec right through to March.

Colin