Topic: clearing lottie

[gardening giraffe]

Here is my little bonfire I had at lottie last week when I cut waist high growth down to 7 piles and burnt them, the fire was great, wish Id had a nice jacket spud with me to cook in the embers !! :D

[supersprout]

how satisfying gg, and now you have all that lovely ash to sprinkle ;D

[adam04]

is there meant to be a picture? i cant see anything ???

[cowellen]

hello,

ive just got my 1st allotment  ::) ???

its a mess - any tips on clearing. ???

 :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

Keep at it. It took me three months to clear my plot; I had a pile of non-inflammable rubbish six feet high and 20 feet across, which filled a small Council lorry nine times over. On top of that, I had massive bonfires daily for the three months. You get there in the end.

[the_snail]

If you have a burning desire  ;D ;D  to clear your plot then you will clear it. Take it a little but often. Dont go at it all at once. The key is to enjoy :D

The_Snail

[cowellen]

thanks for the tips guys. ;)

i was hoping to clear a little bit and get something planted - so i can watch something grow while i Try to clear the rest..

what do u suggest I should to plant -  2nd week in April... (guessing it will take me a couple of weeks to weed)???

Thanks

[Robert_Brenchley]

Onion setts are pretty foolproof; the rest depends on the weather. We still seem to be in the depths of winter here. I'm putting my onions in now, to be followed by potatoes. I won't be planting any seeds in the ground until it warms up significantly. I'm currently holding off on non-hardy veg like tomatoes and corn; they can go in the cupboard under the water heater to start off, but will it be warm enough for them when they need to go out in a cold frame?

[cowellen]

Onion setts are pretty foolproof; the rest depends on the weather. We still seem to be in the depths of winter here. I'm putting my onoins in now, to be followed by potatoes. I won't be planting any seeds in the ground until it warms up significantly. I'm currently holding off on non-hardy veg like tomatoes and corn; they can go in the cupboard under the water heater to start off, but will it be warm enough for them when they need to go out in a cold frame?

so onions and pots it is then... thanks Robert

[John_H]

thanks for the tips guys. ;)

i was hoping to clear a little bit and get something planted - so i can watch something grow while i Try to clear the rest..

what do u suggest I should to plant -  2nd week in April... (guessing it will take me a couple of weeks to weed)???

Thanks

Giraffe, have a look at the button marked 'wiki' at the top of the page, the secton on the wiki called 'methods of cultivation' will give you extra ideas as will the section marked 'monthly planner'

(The wiki is there to be added to by anybody, so you may want to add your experience or ammend some of the stuff on there too)

[cowellen]

i'm just reading the wiki - ooooh and lazy me has found a Lasagne ...


Lasagne Gardening - i'm thinking of trying this out on a little patch...

has anyone else got a lazy garden ? (Lasagne Garden?)