New overwintering veg in this years raised beds
Sunnyspot
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hi , I have grown successful peas and beans in a raised bed this year. After finished I read onion based plants work well after nitrogen of peas beans. They didn’t. Took ions to grow and little in the end. This space now clear and want to plant garlic, poss few leeks. Should I do anything to soil or can I just use as is?
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It's a bit late to plant Japanese onions which stay in the ground over winter and mature in July but you could still plant some garlic as they need a frost to provke the formation of the bulbs of cloves.
Before planting anything new, you should always check the soil in your raised beds is free of weeds and their roots and it's a good idea to add some soil conditioner such as your own well-rotted garden compost or some cheap multi-purpose compost as this has plenty of frbrous material for the worms and micro-organisms in the soil to work in to improve texture and fertility. A scattering of a handful of pelleted chicken manure per square metre will help, especially in spring.
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They are in bulbs, I’m guessing I have to separate and plant per clove, is this right?
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw