Hi all
The lottie is growing in a very haphazard was this year (it's my first year there saying that...) and I'm planting bits as and when I have them available and can get some of hubbies time to get him down there to dig small patches for me (it has to be a gentle process with him as it's not his cup of teas to have his hands in the muck)
Anyway, I have about 30 odd tomato plants I didn't sow (homegrown compost ) that I need to replant before they suffocate my new fruit trees and plan to get them into the lottie ground this weekend.
Last year I managed to dig over the front third of my lottie and this is the bit that's being used at the mo and I have enough dug over ground from last year for one last big bed for the toms. But..... not far away are the potatoes we planted recently and I don't know if they are going to be too close?
I know they shouldn't be planted too close together for cross polination (I'm not keeping seeds anyway so not worried about that) and more worryingly, blight can spread much easier if one crop catches it
I have no idea of the space between the beds at the mo and won't do till I get down there over the weekend, but has anyone got any guidelines I can work with when I get there so I know if I can use the easy dig bed, or get OH to work his butt off getting the couch grass out of the untouched area?
Cheers all
The lottie is growing in a very haphazard was this year (it's my first year there saying that...) and I'm planting bits as and when I have them available and can get some of hubbies time to get him down there to dig small patches for me (it has to be a gentle process with him as it's not his cup of teas to have his hands in the muck)
Anyway, I have about 30 odd tomato plants I didn't sow (homegrown compost ) that I need to replant before they suffocate my new fruit trees and plan to get them into the lottie ground this weekend.
Last year I managed to dig over the front third of my lottie and this is the bit that's being used at the mo and I have enough dug over ground from last year for one last big bed for the toms. But..... not far away are the potatoes we planted recently and I don't know if they are going to be too close?
I know they shouldn't be planted too close together for cross polination (I'm not keeping seeds anyway so not worried about that) and more worryingly, blight can spread much easier if one crop catches it
I have no idea of the space between the beds at the mo and won't do till I get down there over the weekend, but has anyone got any guidelines I can work with when I get there so I know if I can use the easy dig bed, or get OH to work his butt off getting the couch grass out of the untouched area?
Cheers all
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