Monday 23 March 2009

planting plan 2009

We drew up our allotment plan in the autumn.
As we move to the growing season, our plan has been modified to give us Brussels Sprouts and increased space for red summer onions and for shallots.

Allotment Plan 2008/9

4 beds, each 5 m X 10 m

Comfrey Apples Raspberries: Summer Autumn Asparagus: Mary Washington; Connovers Colossal

Leeks Musselburgh

followed by Pink Fir apple Maincrop potatoes

Leeks Musselburgh

followed by Nicola Second Early potatoes

Field beans

Followed by Three sisters bed, Corn, cl blue French beans and Crown Prince Squash

Field beans

Followed by Feltham First Peas

Nicola Second Early potatoes

Kestrel Second Early potatoes

Field beans

Followed by marrowfat Peas maro

Broad beans Aquadulce

Followed by Mustard

Kestrel Second Early potatoes

Field beans

Followed by beans for drying

Strawberries

Marshmellow 2006

Field beans Followed by Three sisters bed, Corn, cl blue French beans and Crown Prince Squash

Strawberries

Marshmellow

2005

Sharpes Express First Early potatoes Followed by Nicola as a late second crop potato

Field beans

Followed by beans for drying

Garlic

Followed by Carrots A. King

Electric O/w red onions

Followed by Carrots A. King

Mustard followed by EPS Brocolli

Mustard followed by Turnips snowball

Onions Sturon

Garlic Printanor

Followed by Carrots A.King

Mustard followed by Chevalier Calabrese

Mustard followed by Brussels

Early Purple sprouting Broccoli

Followed by Musselburgh Leeks

Early Purple sprouting Broccoli followed by Onions Red Baron

Mustard followed by Chevalier Calabrese

Senshuii Yellow

O/w white onions

Followed by Carrots A. King

Garlic

Rob’s dad

Followed by Carrots A. King

Shallots

Jermor

Followed by Carrots A. King

Mustard followed by Boltardy Beetroot

Strawberries

Marshmellow

2006

Shallots

Golden Gourmet

Strawberries

Marshmellow

2006

Mustard followed by Boltardy Beetroot

Mustard followed by Sorrel

Onions Sturon

Mustard followed by Parsnips tender and True

Onions Red Baron

Kale

Cauliflowers

Kohl Rabi

















Butternut Squash Compost Compost Butternut Squash/ Crown Prince Squash


2 comments:

Lisa said...

Wow, and I was just happy to get my seed potatoes planted today.

OK, I'll have to get out and map my beds to reflect what I've sowed already.

Thanks for the encouragement!
Cheers,
Lisa

P.S. We've got both of our apple trees (an Albemarle Pippin and an Esopus Spitzenburg) planted now in our mt. space. But I've got more Southern Appalachian heirloom apples on order to plant next fall.

Rob said...

Lisa
Can't wait to hear how your mountain apples grow.

I've been meaning to ask you - have you read 'The Secret Life of bees'? It's set in SC and is a great read, three chapters in.
Having taken four months to labour through Dickens Pickwick Papers (a favourite) 'bees' seems so easy to read!

Rob