A spring sowing list for small beds
What to sow in September and October if you only have one bed.
A single household bed can’t grow everything, so spring is about choosing. Here is one way to fill a bed of about two and a half metres by one.
- Two tomato plants at the back, staked.
- A row of climbing beans on the north end, so they don’t shade anything.
- Lettuce and beetroot in short rows, sown every few weeks.
- Basil tucked in around the tomatoes.
- A calendula or two for the bees.
Check the sowing guide on the seed library page for the month-by-month version.
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