Second bed in the vegetable garden made and planted

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I finished the second raised mulch bed today and planted it up. The only difference between this bed and the other (apart from being slightly longer due to the length of the timber) is that I put in a thin layer of well rotted horse manure before putting in the compost. This bed is mostly for broad beans but as they are such good companions I planted the rows further apart than they usually would be and planted a row of something else between each one and didn't plant a double row of beans. The beans were planted just about 25cm apart with about 60cm between each row. The compost is about 15cm deep. I've never planted carrots in a mulch bed before as I'm not sure what will happen to them when they hit the cardboard. I usually plant them in a bath or similar container to keep them above the carrot fly's altitude but the sides of that bed are about 50cm deep so I thought I'd have a go, plant a couple of rows and see what happens. 

By the way, most of the species links go through to Plants For A Future and give a great deal of detail about each plant including propagation information and medicinal or other uses. Most of the real information in this blog is in those links. If Pfaf doesn't list a plant I usually link through to Wikipedia.

Here's what got planted from North to South (North is to the right of the photograph)

Broad Bean Super Aquadulce Vicia faba major
Turnip Purple Top Milan Brassica rapa
Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 
Turnip Purple Top Milan 
Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 
Beetroot Boltardy Beta vulgaris craca
Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 
Beetroot Boltardy 
Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 

Carrot Nantes 2 (early) Daucus carota sativus 

Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 
Carrot Nantes 2 (early) 
Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 
 Endive Blonde Full Heart Beta vulgaris flavescens
Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 
Cauliflower Purple Cape Brassica oleracea botrytis (Must remember to dust the brassicas with a little lime next week)
Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 

French Parsley Petroselinum crispum

Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 

Cabbage Derby Day  Brassica oleracea capitata

Broad Bean Super Aquadulce 

Chinese Mustard Southern Giant Brassica juncea crispifolia

Broad Bean Super Aquadulce

My focus for the rest of the week will be in the herb gardens (There's already a herb garden by the well that's a bit neglected so I'll be bringing the raised beds there back into production and creating additional beds for herbs by my bender)