[Benandbill]

... now there will be...

Well.  I can't decide.  I've been given a long list of veg I can grow where I had the onions on my plot last year but do not know how successful they'll be in these un-sunny climes!  Any thoughts on the following?

Okra
Chillies
Lima Beans
Mangetout
Sweet Peppers
Soya Beans
Aubergines
French Beans
Tomatos
Snap Peas
Peas
Cucumbers
Sweetcorn
Pumpkins
Squashes
................................................?

[DD.]

Or, "none of the above".

More on crop rotation here:

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/crop-rotation/index.php

Whether you follow the 3,4, or 5 year plan, the answer is "spuds".

[mumofstig]

Okra....................too cold outside IMO
Chillies................ditto
Lima Beans.........don't know
Mangetout
Sweet Peppers.....too cold IMO
Soya Beans.........don't know
Aubergines...........too cold IMO
French Beans
Tomatos
Snap Peas
Peas
Cucumbers
Sweetcorn
Pumpkins
Squashes
................................................?

Rotation aside, most of the above should be ok    (but a few I know nothing about)

[Benandbill]

Thanks both.  Momofstig, when you say rotation aside, do you mean none of the stuff should go where the onions went?

[mumofstig]

What I meant was ....if you are not following one of the usual rotation plans, which put brassicas after spuds., then any of the things you want to grow can follow onions

Some people don't follow strict rotation plans like the ones DD has linked. As long as you avoid growing something in the same place in the next year you'll be fine.
That would mean any of the crops you fancy growing could go in the old onion bed.

Is that clear or have I made it worse  

[Paul Plots]

What I meant was ....if you are not following one of the usual rotation plans, which put brassicas after spuds., then any of the things you want to grow can follow onions

Some people don't follow strict rotation plans like the ones DD has linked. As long as you avoid growing something in the same place in the next year you'll be fine.
That would mean any of the crops you fancy growing could go in the old onion bed.

Is that clear or have I made it worse  

Clear as mud day to me so I reckon it'll be easily understood. 

[mumofstig]

well that's alright then 

[Paul Plots]

well that's alright then 

It's nice to be able to help when you know your "onions" 

[Benandbill]

Mumofstig, if I'm understanding you right, that's very good news, it opens the way for a lot more options, I expect it means you just have to  treat the soil with whatever the veg you want to grow likes etc..

Cheers! 

[gowing238]

Im putting carrots in the bed my onions were in lst year!! (Simple fact is thats the only bed i havent added manure to!!)

[Paul Plots]

Im putting carrots in the bed my onions were in lst year!! (Simple fact is thats the only bed i havent added manure to!!)

Good thinking 

[Benandbill]

Good luck with the carrots!!