My Plot since September 2017

Hi Guys
Well, not sure what i have let myself in for, but we have started a plot in the corner of a farmers field in order to grow our own Organic produce.

As you can see this is only part of the field , also have a large poly tunnel too.We have since built 4 raised beds and filled them with organic compost, the plants we have put in there are really just a trial for the winter period as we were late to start and its all the plants we could get at the time of year, next season will be different.
I have just planted some broad beans under a fleece cloche, as i read you can plant out now if they are covered.

We are quite fortunate that the tunnel has electric in it and is rather large too, hoping for loads of chillies, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries and lettuce all indoors.

 

@Stevebeard50.blog Yes you can add more than one picture and by doing this members are getting more of an in sight to how you want things to be established

 

Thank you Gail_68, managed it now..

 

At 5ft wide, you will most likely find it a bit of a stretch from either side, when it comes to seed sowing and cropping. 4ft is the norm. That said, you could probably get over this (quite literally) by using a board or two.
Oh, and it would probably have been better to plant the beans across rather than along the bed. Planted as a block, they will help support each other, and you won’t have the problem of trying to plant behind them?

 

Yes that makes a lot of sense, the fleece cloche is 3mtrs long so I planted down the bed, but I will take what you have said on board for the next lot, I had thought of using another board to straddle the beds, although the wife will be one side and I the other.

 

The important thing is what can be reached from one side, regardless of how many are involved. It’s surprising how little one can reach. 2ft (half of 4ft) doesn’t sound like much, but in reality, that’s the limit of one’s reach. Just sayin’

 

If making use of cloches, small tunnels, fleece, weed suppressant/soil warming membranes, bird/butterfly ñetting, etc., it can be advantageous to plan your raised bed sizes around the sizes of products/materials available.