By Janpled
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Are there any veg plants that don't like a fertile soil?
- 3 Sep, 2013
Answers
I think Grapes prefer a non fertile soil?
3 Sep, 2013
Both carrots and grapes grow well on poor soil though for the carrots it needs to be a very fine tilth (soil) with no stones. In the wine growing regions grapes grow on soil that is little more than limestone with tiny pockets of soil - hence the long tap root to get to the water table. Just about everything else requires a good well manured/composted soil.
3 Sep, 2013
It's a bit of an ambiguous question. With very few exceptions I think just about every vegetable plant would prefer a fertile soil.
If you mean which vegetables would tolerate a poor soil more then I'm sure that there are many. Clay is considered as a poor soil for plants because of poor drainage and the ability to hold nutrients, etc, so I think that most of the root crop vegetable might be worth looking at?
3 Sep, 2013
have you thought about herbs,
4 Sep, 2013
My mum has clay soil but she manages to grown runner beans, cabbages, and onions fine
4 Sep, 2013
Clay soil has a lot of nutrients locked in it - just needs good organic matter and possibly fine grit to open it up a little. Potatoes will do fine on clay as will brassicas and legumes. Tap rooted vegetables will struggle.
4 Sep, 2013
Carrots it is then. Thanks
5 Sep, 2013
Make sure in that case that you have avery fine tilt with no stones and protect from root fly - oh and good luck!
5 Sep, 2013
possibly carrots.
3 Sep, 2013