Up Top in PT after the Strawberries have been removed?

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adri123

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In our PT I have set up a system of high shelves to get an early crop of strawberries which works really well.  Now that they have cropped I've taken the strawberry pots out and there's a big long empty shelf crying out for use.

Can anyone suggest what could be planted/started off on those high shelves?

TIA

Adri

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Re: Up Top in PT after the Strawberries have been removed?
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2016, 10:19 »
Not for this year - but in future you could grow tumbling tomatoes lower down and put them up there to mature and crop after the strawberries.  How about fast growing chinese greens - they would love the warmth.  Or coriander if you do a lot of curries?  How much headroom do you have??   ???
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Re: Up Top in PT after the Strawberries have been removed?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2016, 10:47 »
Its not too late to still be starting stuff off.  French beans are worth a go, especially if you have room in the poly tunnel to plant them out for a late season crop.

If you have seeds around that you can use, I would also try spring onions. sown as a pinch of seed in a module.

It seems an ideal location for micro-greens as well.  How about some seed trays of salad leaves and herbs to snip over with scissors on a regular basis.  These pep up a plain salad no end  :)

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Re: Up Top in PT after the Strawberries have been removed?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2016, 21:25 »
Went with the chinese veg idea.

Lots of Pak Choi, Chinese Cabbage, Tatsoi etc now growing up the the roofspace of the PT

Many thanks for the tip.

Adri



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