| Where to use it |
| Most: Plants that must have a rich soil and plenty of compost |
Strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, broccoli, sprouts, celery, celeriac, runner beans, maincrop peas, asparagus, artichokes, onions |
| Some: Plants that will produce a reasonable crop on less good soil |
Lettuces, summer turnip, summer beetroot, spinach, swedes, sea kale and spinach beet, Jerusalem artichoke, leeks, Savoy cabbages, kale, broad beans |
| None: Plants which definitely dislike fresh manure or compost |
Carrots, beetroot, root vegetables in general, spring cabbage (when they are planted out) |
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| When to use it |
| March/April |
Seed bed, new potatoes, early peas, onions |
| May |
Greenhouse, asparagus mulch, globe artichoke mulch, strawberries, soft fruit, raspberries |
| June |
Runner beans, maincrop peas. |
| July |
Planting out brassicas, celery, celeriac, leeks |
| August |
Planting out brassicas |
| September |
Planting out sea kale and spinach beet |
| October/November |
Broad beans, hardy peas |
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