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A VEGETABLE THEMED PLANTER

THE NEVER ENDING PUMPKIN, SPUD AND BEAN PLANTERS . . .

Ipswich Suffolk Man

AIMS OF THIS PLANTER

Never Ending – Continues year after year

Simple – Only requires attention once a month • (excluding weeding and watering)• Also Recommended: Nets this to keep off cats, Rabbits, Muntjack

Deer, Pigeons etc.• Also slugs and Snails should be removed and transferred to your

neighbours garden

No Waste, can all be eaten.. ..

Teaches the Kids how to regenerate things

“A Love of Pumpkin, Spuds and Beans”

REQUIRES

Two Half Barrels Full Of Compost

One Pack of Broad Beans• ‘Aquadulce Claudia’

One Pack Runner Beans• “Firestorm”

One Pack Pumpkin Seed• “Jack of All Trades”

Three First Early Seed Potatoes• “Swift”

Three Main Crop Seed Potatoes• “Cara”

1ST SEPTEMBER Y1

Broad Beans are not a dwarf

variety suited to Barrels but a

variety suited to September planting

Plant Broad BeansPlant Broad Beans

Leave Clear Leave Clear

1ST MARCH Y2Broad Beans will winter very well and

will come on fine early Spring

Potatos do not really need Chitting for

BarrelsBroad Beans

8” TallBroad Beans

8” Tall

PlantFirst Early - Swift

PlantMain Crop Cara

1ST APRIL Y2

Just Keep It Watered.

Beans do not need feeding..

Broad Beans24” Tall

Broad Beans24” Tall

First Early – SwiftEarthed up

Main Crop CaraEarthed up

1ST MAY Y2

Beans will be flowering and

attracting Bees

Don’t forget to plant your pumpkin

seed in a small pot at this pointBroad Beans

36” Tall

Broad Beans36” Tall

First Early – SwiftEarthed up again

Main Crop CaraEarthed up again

1ST JUNE Y2

First Family Meal on June 1st

• Broad beans and New Potatoes with anything

Keep 3 seed potatoes cool in the

garage Broad Beans36” Tall (Harvest half of these)

Broad BeansHarvested

First Early – SwiftHarvested

Main Crop CaraEarthed up again

1ST JUNE Y2

Plant the pumpkin plant from

the seed you planted in May

Broad Beans36” Tall

Plant Runner Beans

Plant Pumpkin Main Crop CaraEarthed up again

1ST JULY Y2Bamboo canes required to support

Runner Beans

Pumpkin will need Leaders Trimming

once Fruit has set. Not more than 2

Fruit are required in this BarrelBroad Beans36” Tall and Drying

Runner Beans12” Tall

Pumpkin 12” Tall Main Crop CaraFlowering

1ST AUGUST Y2Just Enjoy the Speed Things are Growing

Keep Watered in Those Long Summer Days

Pumpkin Would Benefit From Liquid Feed

Broad BeansDryed out

Runner Beans36” Tall

Pumpkin 8” in DiameterMain Crop CaraDying back

1ST SEPTEMBER Y2

2nd Family Meal of the year• Runner Beans and Potatoes with

Anything• Keep 3 Seed potatoes

Broad BeansDryed out

Runner BeansHarvest 80% and Leave the rest

Pumpkin 8” in Diameter Main Crop Harvested

1ST SEPTEMBER Y2

And here is the start of the recycling..• Plant the Broad Beans you have

been Drying all summer and water

Plant Dried Broad Beans

Plant Dried Broad Beans

Pumpkin 12” in DiameterLeave Runner Beans to Dry

31ST OCTOBER

Carve 1st Pumpkin for Halloween• Dry half the seeds in cupboard for next year• Roast half the seeds and Eat

3rd Family Meal of the Year:• Using 2nd Pumpkin• Pumpkin Soup • Pumpkin Pie

Recycle from slide three• Don’t buy any more seeds . . .

Broad Beans3” Tall

Harvest Pumpkin One for Soup, One for Carving

Keep Runner Beans Seed

Broad Beans3” Tall

FOOTNOTE - CONCLUSION

Having never tried this, I am not sure how many years this would keep working

Feeding the pumpkins would rejuventate the soil nutrients

It is recommend that Potato’s are not planted in the same spot two years in a row and

fresh seed potato is always used. This is the only flaw in this plan.

As an alternative, the potatoes could be replaced with Jerusalem Artichokes. They grow

like crazy every year and have fantastic yellow flowers. The only trouble is the kids will

probably not look forward to their second harvest….

Another alternative to the potatoes is to plant Salsify every second year – again this grows

as a perennial root, seeds can be kept and huge dandelion flowers are also fine

“A Love of Pumpkin, Spuds and Beans and Salsify – but possibly not Jerusalem Artichokes”