[billathome65]

Had a look round to see if I can find out the answer to this question so here goes.

I have planted second earlies in the garden as I had a surplice number of seed pots. I am wondering what can go in after I harvest the potatoes?

Bill

[TerryB]

Usually after 1st earlies but you could try French Beans or Leeks but grow them in modules to start.

[mumofstig]

There's not much time left after 2nd earlies 
IMO it will be a bit late for leeks, you may get away with some speedy dwarf green beans, depends how long the warm weather lasts, like Terry says have them already growing in pots, ready to transplant. Or you could sow some Autumn King carrots.

[billathome65]

The seeds I sowed had 2nd early on the pack but if I harvest in about 10 weeks will this give me more scope as I was thinking leeks anyway if I will have enough time?

Cheers Bill

[mumofstig]

They may only be marble size at 10 weeks 
Gently dig around under 1 plant and see if there is anything worth lifting.If not...... then it's up to you, either leave them for a bit longer or scrap them to get your leeks in!

[mrsparkle]

Nice thread. I was wondering what I could put in after my first earliest which have already been in a week.

Would you suggest dwarf beans to fix the nitrogen and also be used as a green manure or would leeks be better?

[TerryB]

Nice thread. I was wondering what I could put in after my first earliest which have already been in a week.

Would you suggest dwarf beans to fix the nitrogen and also be used as a green manure or would leeks be better?

Only planted leeks before and they have only grown to about 1in dia before winter.
I'm going to try the dwarf beans this year only because a friend gave me a packet of seed and my thoughts being, if I don't get any from them I can always dig them in. 

[billathome65]

Thanks for the feedback. Based on the information gathered I have decided to leave the spuds as a main crop and put the leeks in the raised bed which I have split in half with one side growing carrots.

Cheers Bill

[Gandan57]

Due to lack of space, as soon as my earlies are out I shall be planting the winter greens there. Not the proper crop rotation I know but nowhere else for them to go.

[Zippy]

I suggest following spuds with Green Manure crop Mustard as this will harden the wire worm cysts and prevent them from hatching on future potato crops. This can then be hoed off or will die back in winter and rot down anyway.

I then follow up with Winter Tares green manure crop to keep the soil covered over winter, build nitrogen and hold the soil structure until next spring.

[JohnB47]

I grew winter squash in ground that became vacant when the last of the first and second earlies were lifted. I'd started the squash off in pots first, so they were a fair size and had a good start. Worked OK so I'll do that again this year.

[alibean]

Don't know if it's right or wrong but after the spuds I cover the ground in a good few barrows of manure, then dig it in in October and plant my broad beans in that spot in November (lots of broad beans!)

When this year's broad beans come out in June / July I'll stick some cabbages, kale etc in there.

[JayG]

I grew winter squash in ground that became vacant when the last of the first and second earlies were lifted. I'd started the squash off in pots first, so they were a fair size and had a good start. Worked OK so I'll do that again this year.

Good plan (our climate and summers aren't as good or as long as the seed catalogues would like us to believe! 

[Paul Plots]

I grew winter squash in ground that became vacant when the last of the first and second earlies were lifted. I'd started the squash off in pots first, so they were a fair size and had a good start. Worked OK so I'll do that again this year.

Good plan (our climate and summers aren't as good or as long as the seed catalogues would like us to believe! 

And, unfortunately, sometimes not as pretty!