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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: disasterdave on October 04, 2010, 19:36

Title: what Vegetables, like manure in the ground
Post by: disasterdave on October 04, 2010, 19:36

could someone please tell me what vegetables do well in manured soil and the ones that don't before i cover the whole plot in manure in the next couple of weeks.

Title: Re: what Vegetables, like manure in the ground
Post by: DD. on October 04, 2010, 19:55

Don't do your roots, (unlike Mrs Digger).

Peas don't want too much.

Spuds are not a root veg by the way, they are tubers and heavy feeders so they appreciate it.

Title: Re: what Vegetables, like manure in the ground
Post by: Aunt Sally on October 04, 2010, 19:57

Brassicas like it but make sure to put it on the previous autumn so that you can lime before setting them out in spring.

Title: Re: what Vegetables, like manure in the ground
Post by: disasterdave on October 04, 2010, 20:10

thank you