Stoney ground

Hi all,

We have just moved into our first house and I'm keen to start a veggie patch. I've cleared an area, turned it over etc, but it is incredibly stoney. The soil itself is pretty good (with plenty of worms etc).

I was just wondering whether anyone could provide a list of vegetables that can grow in such conditions? I'm guessing potatoes will be okay and that putting sowing seeds is probably pretty useless, but other than that I've not got a clue!

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Cheers,

 

[size=medium]Hello Chats. I don't think you need to worry too much about your stoney ground.
My first garden was incredibly stoney. I could rake stones off it forever and they were all just back the next day - but it was very fertile and I han no problems growing vegetables there with a few exceptions.
Carrots, parsnips and long root veggies need deep soft ground so they are no use, but everything else should be OK.
If you want to grow from seed, then scrape out a little trench, fill it with compost and plant your seeds in the compost. Once they have germinated they will grow on fine in the stoney ground.
Enjoy your garden.
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Hi Chats,

In the rush to get my home plot from building site to veg garden last year I planted straight into one part without digging it.

Nearly all the onion sets failed on that part. Have just dug it over & taken out about 5 barrowloads of broken pots, bricks & broken glass:DOH:

Will let you know if that bit performs any better this year.

 

My dad swears that stony ground is ideal for rhubarb. There must be some truth in that because he stopped growing it a few years ago because he couldn't keep it under control, and he always put stones and bricks in the rhubarb bed.

Apart from that, several herbs will thrive in stony ground. For example Rosemary grows naturally on rocky ground in its native med region.

 

Thanks all. I'll keep you updated!

I've dug over the ground and pulled out all kinds of rubbish including, a whole saw, a pair of pliers, a model plane, four door hinges and several other bits and pieces! However, I think I've got it all out now and I'm starting to treat the ground and turn it over.

Fingers crossed!