Planning Your Plot


No matter the size of your growing space – whether it’s a balcony, a walled courtyard or a large allotment down the road – there are so many ways that with a little planning and imagination, you can grow some of the best bountiful crops to enjoy throughout the season.


Small Space Plot One way to make the most of your space is by planting up early crops, to


then be followed by late crops that will grow and use the remaining space. With some careful planning, growing vegetables from beetroots and beans to squashes and sweetcorn all in a 3m x 3m area is possible!


3m


French Beans


1.2m


Beetroot & Lettuce


Squash Red Cabbage Sweetcorn Chives Peas Courgette


Broad Beans


Broad Beans


Container Planting


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Choose a big enough pot! Allow space for


Path 60cm Leeks Kale


the roots to grow freely otherwise the plant will dry out. For crops like


Perpetual Spinach


1.2m Salad Tomatoes


Leaves & Beetroot


Earlis What Is Crop Rotation?


Used on larger plots or allotments, crop rotation simply means rotating what you grow in your space each year. It helps keep the soil fertile and stops the build- up of soil-borne pests and diseases.


• Plant brassicas after peas and beans, which fix nitrogen in the soil and this


• Interplant slow-growing vegetables with salads and other quick-growing crops to


benefits the brassicas that follow them. make the most of your space. For more gardening advice go online marshallsgarden.com | Call 01480 774 555 89


Carrots & Spring Onion


Other than herbs and salads, keep plants spaced 10cm apart.


Carrots & Spring Onion


Top Tip True Spinach


tomatoes, choose a pot with at least 45cm depth, whereas carrots and


Herbs Strawberries


salads will grow fine in a shallower pot at around 20cm.


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Plants will need lots of nutrients, so use the best compost you can and always ensure you


have a hole for drainage. Add a bit of gravel or


broken pot pieces to the bottom to create that extra drainage layer.


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Support your plants as they grow! Grow lower crops like lettuce under climbing vegetables, but ensure the plants


are supported with solid frames before crops get too tall.


Top Tip


Underplant beans and peas with spinach to make the most of any space!


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