Having just moved house and eventually got round to creating 5 raised beds
each 16 x 4 feet
I wonder if I have missed the bus for planting fruit and or veg this year ?

Also I am building the beds over a lawn.....would you take the grass out of
the raised beds ( edging will be about 10ins high ) or turn it over before
putting in good topsoil /compost /
manure ?

Any suggestion for things to plant in over the next two weeks that might
still result in a good edible crop ???

many thanks


Barry

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:17:34 +0100, "Barry" wrote
and included this (or some of this):

Having just moved house and eventually got round to creating 5 raised beds
each 16 x 4 feet
I wonder if I have missed the bus for planting fruit and or veg this year ?

Also I am building the beds over a lawn.....would you take the grass out of
the raised beds ( edging will be about 10ins high ) or turn it over before
putting in good topsoil /compost /
manure ?

Any suggestion for things to plant in over the next two weeks that might
still result in a good edible crop ???

many thank

Radish, lettuce, carrots ?


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"Barry" wrote in message
...
Having just moved house and eventually got round to creating 5 raised beds
each 16 x 4 feet
I wonder if I have missed the bus for planting fruit and or veg this year
?

Also I am building the beds over a lawn.....would you take the grass out
of the raised beds ( edging will be about 10ins high ) or turn it over
before putting in good topsoil /compost /
manure ?

Any suggestion for things to plant in over the next two weeks that might
still result in a good edible crop ???

many thanks


Barry

Today I've sown seeds for Autumn Broccoli and Cauliflower.
There is still time to plant leeks seeds for harvesting over Winter.

Suggest you have a look through the seed packets at the garden centre and
browse the planting dates, there are quite a few things that can still be
sown.

David.

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:17:34 +0100, Barry wrote
(in article ):

Having just moved house and eventually got round to creating 5 raised beds
each 16 x 4 feet
I wonder if I have missed the bus for planting fruit and or veg this year ?

Also I am building the beds over a lawn.....would you take the grass out of
the raised beds ( edging will be about 10ins high ) or turn it over before
putting in good topsoil /compost /
manure ?


Barry, we built a raised veg bed over grass (I wouldn't call it lawn). We
did not remove the grass but, following advice on this group (ISTR from Janet
Baraclough who posted here at the time), we covered the grass with heavy
cardboard, then piled in well rotted horse manure, then put topsoil on top.
The cardboard acts as a weed suppressant and will rot down eventually. The
worms do the rest. We have not had any problems with grass growing in the
raised bed, but the levels do of course drop over the first year or two and
have to be topped up.

It was good advice and saved a lot of effort (I have to confess it was Tony's
effort, not mine!)


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Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation
churchyard:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

Any suggestion for things to plant in over the next two weeks that might
still result in a good edible crop ???

Have a look round garden centres/shops for some leek plants. Dib a nice
deep hole, put in a leek and carefully fill the hole with water, do no more.
Plant them about 15 cms apart.

If it ever stops raining, water them by filling the dibbed holes.

Geoff

"Sally Thompson" wrote in message
al.net...
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:17:34 +0100, Barry wrote
(in article ):

Having just moved house and eventually got round to creating 5 raised
beds
each 16 x 4 feet
I wonder if I have missed the bus for planting fruit and or veg this year
?

Also I am building the beds over a lawn.....would you take the grass out
of
the raised beds ( edging will be about 10ins high ) or turn it over
before
putting in good topsoil /compost /
manure ?


Barry, we built a raised veg bed over grass (I wouldn't call it lawn). We
did not remove the grass but, following advice on this group (ISTR from
Janet
Baraclough who posted here at the time), we covered the grass with heavy
cardboard, then piled in well rotted horse manure, then put topsoil on
top.
The cardboard acts as a weed suppressant and will rot down eventually.
The
worms do the rest. We have not had any problems with grass growing in the
raised bed, but the levels do of course drop over the first year or two
and
have to be topped up.

It was good advice and saved a lot of effort (I have to confess it was
Tony's
effort, not mine!)


--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation
churchyard:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

Many thanks
great idea....shame when we moved house I spent the next weeks taking
cardboard boxes to the tip !

great idea many thanks

Barry

"Geoff" wrote in message
...

Any suggestion for things to plant in over the next two weeks that might
still result in a good edible crop ???

Have a look round garden centres/shops for some leek plants. Dib a nice
deep hole, put in a leek and carefully fill the hole with water, do no
more. Plant them about 15 cms apart.

If it ever stops raining, water them by filling the dibbed holes.

Geoff


Don't forget Spring greens. Seeds can be planted July/August for some nice
greens in Spring. Depending on the variety they will also 'heart up' into
tasty cabbages. We are still eating ours that I planted last year.

David.

g'day barry,

we lay newspaper mate and then fill the beds with mushroom compost and
mulch that with some sort of hay straw if you like, what can you plant
that i can't help with but check what should be going in with the
season, your mid summer the way i see it so some of the quicker
growing varieties of summer crops maybe tomatoes, the summer bean
varieties good to nitrogen fix the garden medium with, maye some of
the melons, cucumbers, pumpkins??

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:17:34 +0100, "Barry"
wrote:
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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:13:22 +0100, Barry wrote
(in article ) :


"Sally Thompson" wrote in message
al.net...
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:17:34 +0100, Barry wrote
(in article ):

[re raised beds]

Also I am building the beds over a lawn.....would you take the grass out
of
the raised beds ( edging will be about 10ins high ) or turn it over
before
putting in good topsoil /compost /
manure ?


Barry, we built a raised veg bed over grass (I wouldn't call it lawn). We
did not remove the grass but, following advice on this group (ISTR from
Janet
Baraclough who posted here at the time), we covered the grass with heavy
cardboard, then piled in well rotted horse manure, then put topsoil on
top.
The cardboard acts as a weed suppressant and will rot down eventually.
The
worms do the rest. We have not had any problems with grass growing in the
raised bed, but the levels do of course drop over the first year or two
and
have to be topped up.


Many thanks
great idea....shame when we moved house I spent the next weeks taking
cardboard boxes to the tip !


Try your nearest domestic appliance shop. They usually have masses, and the
cardboard is nice and thick.


--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation
churchyard:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk