what to plant after potatoes?

[beach chick]

what can I plant when my spuds are all out of the ground? - 3-4 months I should think by looking at them now.

I guess I should be thinking about raising some seeds, but have no idea what! any ideas? - bearing in mind that we don't like cabbage much and have a limited appetite for brussel sprouts...

thanks!

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'd put in LEEKS. You can still sow the seed now in trays or pots and transplant them in due course after the spuds are up.

[TEB]

So around September/October, you are really looking to plant for next year then, Jap onions, Garlic, early Peas erm Broad Beans, summer Caulis.

[SuzieP]

That's exactly what I'm doing .

[SuzieP]

Planting leeks that is - post crossed with TEB's

[beach chick]

LEEKS - love em!
onions and garlic I wasnt going to bother with coz felt they took a lot of space last year and didnt taste significantly better than shop-bought (unless someone can tell me otherwise!)
early peas is an idea...

[sfc]

Hi all,

First post, so hope you are more gentle than the badger who had my sweetcorn last year....

I was wondering whether the suggestion for leeks after spuds applies to the space left by first earlies - I've got a small bed full of these that we will be working through shortly and so it will be empty around July.

Regards.

[Flummery]

Welcome to the grapevine!
Ideal place for them I reckon. Make sure you go over the bed very thoroughly with a fork to remove any little spuds you missed (I always find a few) or they'll be through next year.
Are you still growing sweetcorn - or have you gone off feeding badgers?

[Two_Sheds]

you could always sow a green manure rather than have bare ground... crimson clover is one of my faves.

[rustylady]

If you're growing earlies, then put in leeks, or a further planting of french beans. Quick growing salad crops could also go in, or winter brassicas.

[sfc]

Many thanks for the replies - most useful. We eat a lot of french beans so they will do nicely.

And yes, I do have sweetcorn in again this year - the badgers will have to negotiate a few more obsticles this year if they want my ones!!

[Two_Sheds]

Yeah, badgers love sweetcorn. Distract them with peanut butter sandwiches.
Last year rats stole my sweetcorn...I found the husks under my shed when i dismantled it. Unless it was very very short badgers

[Snadger]

Yeah, badgers love sweetcorn. Distract them with peanut butter sandwiches.
Last year rats stole my sweetcorn...I found the husks under my shed when i dismantled it. Unless it was very very short badgers

I remember 'musky' on a cartoon (depudy dawg??)was forever eating sweetcorn! No Idea what he was though!

[Flummery]

A muskrat. Having said that, I've no idea what it is either! Some American garden pest no doubt!
There's a trad jazz tune called Muskrat Ramble. (ramble ramble, that's me)

[ysb33r]

My earlies will be followed by leeks, carrots (Autumn King) and beets