those lotties are in millbrook, is a good site apparently, good soil.
I am on the other side of the city.
As to covering the plots, I need to landscape them a bit due to sloping badly sloping, and needs lanscaping abit, to level it out, and terrace it. so rotavating it to break up the clumps of grass first. any weed and there was only a small bit of bramble will be pulled when I go over it by hand. I then will add a 4" layer of farm manure and cover it with black plastice sheeting.
the main plot, that was done before we took it on, there is only a litle bindweed there, and this we have been liffting out over the last few days, a area at a time, . also removing a lot of the undecomposed grass that was lieing on the surface.( got a nice large pile already from strimmming the other plot the other day composting away.)
My thinking is to get the beds marked out and perpared one at a time, let and grass seeds, and there was a lot flying as I strimmed the small plot next door. germinate and the just weed them, after a few weeks, should have most of the weeding done and then mulch with manure, water and cover to let the worms and nature help.
six weeks should have the main plot done, and then on to the small plot. this is the one that need the most leveling. so I have quite a bit of time till next spring to get all ready and going.
I built a raise bed today using the roof planks of the old rotten shed that I broke up.
A few nails, and presto, a nice 5x5 square 6"deep.
we sieved some soil, added a little sand, and placed over a pre-dug spot. Added the soil. and some potting compost, and that will be filled with herbs that are doing wondefully at home. I will add a couple of lines of carrots, and we will have something this season.
At least I have a good 5 months to get it already for next season.
Only thing that has me cold sweating is I got 3 tonnes of farm manure to wheel barrow over some dodgy paths, around fromt he gate to my plot....lol
CG