Topic: A Newie

[saddad]

Plot turnover is quite common on our site... I never get through a year without several corrections in the rent book! Usually reflects more on the tenants than the plot!
You've made a great start...
 :)

[telboy]

You deserve to be congratulated Steve.
I envy your soil.
Good growing!

[cornykev]

Top banana Steve a great effort and the wife's comments seems to ring a bell, wait to the veggies start rolling home after all you could be down the pub all day. Happy digging and get your Japanese onions, garlic and broad beans in.


     May the corn be with you.

[plot73]

Hey Steve,
I've also just got a plot in  Crawley, right near the forest. I spent the good part of a month clearing and starting to dig it over then had a kidney stone that wiped me out. Hopefully I'm going to start going back up there this W/E and get it looking as good as yours.
Have fun

Richard

[southernsteve]

Hi Richard

Thanks, I hope you get better soon, and don't over do it. Get some plastic down and just do it bit by bit. I have been lucky in that I have been able to do lots of short sessions of an hour or two on most days over the last couple of months, thanks to my work pattern. I have manged to finish it this week, all bar the area in front of the shed which will be grass, and a nursery bed, which I hope to dig next week.

Are you a member of the Horticultural Society over at West Green? If not, it's certainly worth joining. At the moment the subscription is £10.50 for 4 years, but it will be going up soon so get in quick. At the moment it's open Sun mornings only between 9 and 12 am, but only until 10th Dec.

Good luck

Steve

[plot73]

Steve,
Thanks for the advice, I'll be popping over this coming weekend with a crisp tenner and shiny 50p.

R

[worldor]

Looking good Steve. We are first timers and were pleased to find a source of free manure. Find the closest stables/riding school. They are only too glad to get rid of the stuff for free.

[southernsteve]

At last I can say I've finished for the winter. All dug, raspberries and blackberries in and bean trench dug. Back just about held out. I will try and do some more pics tomorrow if it's still light when I get home from work.

I have now found a source for manure. It does cost 50p a bag, but it is allready bagged
up and it is sort of on my way home from work, so I can just pop in and get some without having to get dirty. Good stuff as well, although fresh.

[cornykev]

;D  stick an old carpet on the manure Steve and let it rot down  the soil doesn't like it too fresh.


                   May the corn be with you.

[southernsteve]

So far I have used 5 bags in the bean trench and one for my blackberries. although I might regret this. Used compost for the raspberries. The rest is still in bags. I am hoping to get some pallets soon to make a pen for it, then as you say cover it over or use it for the potatoes. Most of the other beds have green maure in.

[southernsteve]

Here are some more photos of the finished article, thats if you can make anything out under the bed of leaves.







Time to give my back a rest and get back on my bike for some more exercise.

[pete10]

 Great work Steve well done.