I can't see any reason not to just make sure you dig lots of good composted material into the beds, though not where you will grow carrots or parsnips.

Perhaps your husband has heard that you can't grow more roses where roses have been. There's something called "rose sickness" or "soil sickness" .

I don't think that this would affect most veg, but could possibly affect those from the rose family, such as apples.

Thanks for your advice moone grow & beattie much appreciated

So longas you are growing veggies not fruit trees I really can't see a problem!