First time growing veg.. Help please...

Hi All

I've decided to grow some veg this year, I'm reading up on various different bits. But, I'd like some help and opinions please.

I'm not looking to grow lots, only really planting a couple of short rows / blocks of each of the different types below. My problem is, I'm really quite short on space. I have some earlies in, which I have started in containers and some strawberries in hanging baskets. Some carrots, onions and spring onions in the large planter on the side of picture. Started some beans and peas to climb up the fence to the side. But the rest, I only really have space for in the section of soil, in the picture below. It gets full sun until about 430 in the afternoon, then it falls into shade. However, it is currently occupied by wallflowers which are coming to an end.


My question is, could I grow all of the below in the same stretch of soil together. or would I need to do anything more to the soil, once I have pulled the wallflowers out? I have some organic vegetable compost I could dig into it. I need to get planting pretty soon. I have started some off from seed, but, also have some plants which I have purchased, so they come to harvest at different stages. My plan is to block them all together seedlings and older plants, all along that same stretch

I've got, parsnips, broccoli, more spring onions, onions and a few more carrots.

 

Last year I grew onions, broccoli and chard in the flower beds. Not in any significant quantities though.

 

lolly, I grow these kale in my big pots in front of the house during the cold months (summers too hot here for kale). I just know them as Italian Kale, but they are attractive enough to replace some flowers. An amazing thing is when dipping the leaf into a bowl of water to make sure it does not have any sand on it it becomes a massive jewel on the underside as the surface is almost unwetable and makes a maze of tiny mirrors over the entire leaf. beautiful. they are also excellent to eat, and you can take off outer leaves a couple at a time. I love everything about these kale.

 

Broccoli do get huge, if you do grow broccoli cut up nice the leaves (remove the main rib), get then cooking in a small amount of water and then put the broccoli crowns on top. You can leave the plant to make side heads after removing the main crown but mine never produce much here so just eat and juice them.

But get a cherry tomato plant in a pot asap. (depending on your climate, here the tomatoes are golf ball sized on the early ones so others will have to tell you about them. Cherry tomatoes are an absolute must.)

 

Thanks all for your advice.