Quick Question

[raine]

Hi all, quick question before I toddle off to work- do toilet tubes work for all veg like chillies and tomatoes? and.. (alright then, two quick questions!) what can I plant in the bed presently occupied be onions when they are ready to be harvested in July?
thanks a bunch
Heigh heigh ho it's off to work I go......
Raine

[shirlthegirl43]

I usually plant toms and chili three seeds to a 3inch pot. They don't need a particularly deep root system as you can plant them deeper as you pot on.

Dr Hessayon's 'The Vegetable and Herb Expert' tells me that onions are classed as 'other' in the crop rotation and are followed by brassicas. Hope that helps.

[TPeers]

No reason why you shouldn't use toilet tubes for any plant - but as toms and chillies do not have deep root runs I would save them for plants that do.

I won't argue with Dr Hessayon! More than the garden is worth! However, due to contraints as to area my onions are eing followed by beans and second crop spinach. I'll let you know how it goes!

Terry

[Flummery]

If they are harvested in July you could put winter brassicas in - Purple Sprouting Broccoli for example.

[Alice]

You don't need to put tomatoes and chillies in toilet roll tubes Raine. They're not deep rooted and 3" pots will be fine. When you lift your onions you could put some spinach in to give you some winter greens.

[serenity]

if you are short of pots you could always make some paper pots. There is a great link on here somewhere and loads of people have made them. Am planning on making some myself today for the sweetcorn seeds I still havent planted

[rustylady]

Toilet roll "inner tubes" are ideal for deep rooted plants such as beans and peas. However if you have lots of them there is no reason why you can't use them for other things. I spent the other weekend sawing up wrapping paper "inner tubes" into suitable lengths to sow things in.