Follow on the beans
in Fruit & veg
I have had runner and dwarf French beans in one of my veg beds (12' x 4') and we have had a bumper crop of both. The french beans are now past it and the runners are coming to the end. Can anyone recommend a crop to follow on? I'm going to cut the foliage off but dig the roots in for nitrogen improvement but am puzzling over what to plant for the winter. We already have beds of purple sprouting broccoli and Tuscan kale and leeks.
Any suggestions welcome
Steve
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Spring cabbage.
They do say that leaving the roots in is just waste
of time and makes no difference. No nitrogen left in there.
Spring cabbage, broad beans strawberry plants.
If you follow a crop rotation plan there isn't alot you can follow beans with at this time of year and it depends if you have a 3 or 4 year rotation plan. You sound like you already have what can follow beans already in the ground.
Why not give the soil a rest, cover it with cardboard and a good layer of muck ready for next years planting in the spring.
Broad beans https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=617 Aquadulce Claudia is a good variety for autumn sowing
I've never had much joy with Autumn sown broad beans, might give spring cabbage a go tho
Steve