Can I have a vegetable plot on a slope?

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I live in eastern France, which has quite a dry climate, and I have a garden which just isn't level. I want to plant a few veg and some raspbery canes, but don't know if it will work on sloping ground (let's call it a bit of a hill!)

Well, the problem would be water drainage. You'd have to be quite innovative to ensure that all your veg is properly irrigated.

Plants that need a lot of water will naturally need to be planted at the bottom of the hill, etc., but you'd need to think up ways of ensuring that all the minerals/nutrients in the soil don't all slide the same way. Not insurmountable, but it would need some thought.

Could you grow vines?

could you sort of make terraces? you could make the front edge with a plank or two and fill in with the topsoil you dig out to make it level/railway sleepers etc....

Awwww, you sound like me a year ago! We have a very similar situation and it worked out just fine. As long as you have a good think about the direction of the furrows (re water flow), you shouldn't have too much trouble. Raspberries will be happy on a slope too.

Thanks everyone ... will think on, but just want to DO something constructive and productive.

xxx