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Sara from farmingfriends has asked what seeds can be planted in her raised bed, on  Veg Questions?

Hi Topveg, What can I plant in a raised bed after potatoes that I can plant in February? Thanks Sara from farmingfriends

TopVeg replied:

Hi Sara, thanks for your question.  There are several aspects to consider:

• anything can be planted after potatoes except tomatoes, eggplants, chillies or peppers
• only a limited selection of seeds can be sown outside in February, although the raised bed will be slightly warmer than the ground
• have you covered your raised bed to keep the rain off?  If not the soil will probably be too wet.  I would cover it now, but take the cover off on dry days to allow it to dry off – but cover it again at night, in case it rains or snows
• the list of seeds for sowing outside in February is:

• Beetroot
• Peas
• Broad Beans
• Cabbage
• Calabrese
• Brussels Sprouts
• Carrots
• Leeks
• Lettuce
• Parsnips

We prefer to grow smaller, fast growing vegetables (like lettuce & beetroot) in our raised beds to get more production per square meter!   Carrot seed also does well in raised beds as they are out of carrot flies range!

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