Topic: A little inspiration for those with bad plots

[Ant]

you will get there in the end....

From this jungle with no path (End of August 2007)



to this (this morning) :)



  ;D

[betula]

Well done. ;D

[sarah]

holy shmoly.  :o
all that bindweed. you have done a gerat job there. :)

[Old bird]

Well done Ant,

Wow that was some clearance job.

Now is the fun time to put stuff in!

Good luck with it

Old Bird
 ;)

[twinkletoes]

OMG - I thought buster54 had a challenge!  :o :o   Great work Ant.  Can't wait to see the next picture.  Keep up the good work.
twinkletoes

[Ant]

holy shmoly.  :o
all that bindweed. you have done a gerat job there. :)

we are still taking bindweed roots out, and half the plot is covered and still needs to be done.

Its quite funny when others on the site say "oh I have taken out so much bindweed" and they have half a wheelbarrow full from a full plot...  :D

[cambourne7]

hang on you mean you took more than a day like they did in gardners world ;)

No seriously thats a lot of hard work and you deserve a pat on the back and a hug, i hope you will settle for a cyber hot water bottle for your poor back.

[Barnowl]

Great work  :)

[albacore1854]

Assuming they are council slabs, that area is 20' x 16'?

[posie]

Wow - well done! Mind your back though ok??  ;D

[Lacelotte]

Well done. It's good to see others taking on big challenges like this as makes me like im not a mad man after all! lol

Well done and keep up the great work

[Ant]

Assuming they are council slabs, that area is 20' x 16'?

They are council slabs, but not all the same size. If I go down tonight, which I probably will when Sparkly gets in and wants to go nosey around I will remember to take a tape measure!

Whilst laying that last flag (furthest in picture) I hit a piece of metal, pulled it out and it was a scaffolding clamp. Had a bit of a dig in the base of that heap and found a bag full of them all rusted up.

I should start a list of all the random things found on the plot!

[Simon05]

excellent work. Keep it up, you will be growing some good stuff.

[albacore1854]

We have the same thing with Marestail.People don't realise that you have to dig it out.They think the hoe will kill it, which is nearly as bad as rotovating.

You've made a great start, keep it up.

See if you can get yourself a ''road fork'' they are super strong contractors prongs that the road gangs use.The tines are longer than a standard fork, and you'll be able to dig a lot deeper in one hit.

They work out far cheaper in the long run, I used to go through 2 or three forks each season, either the handles would snap, or the tines bend, then snap.

[flowerlady]

Wow :D ... looks like you have some terrific soil there Ant ... not having been cultivated for a time it might be a good producer this year !!  ;D

Happy plotting!  ;)

[SMP1704]

Ant

Fantastic job.  Is the 'hill' the other side of the path yours as well?

[Ant]

Ant

Fantastic job.  Is the 'hill' the other side of the path yours as well?

Yep, thats Mt. Compost... stands over 7 feet high. There are a few dandelions popping up but no bindweed yet so may come in useful  :)

The area at the front left of that picture (next to the 'hill') will be where the shed goes :)

[Sparkly]

The plot is looking much better now  ;D We just have to finish wedding over the area again ready to get the greenhouse in over the next few weeks!  ;D ;D

[GrannieAnnie]

An allotment with ski slope!
GReat work and the soil looks wonderfully dark.

[kt.]

Not bad, not bad at all.  Now the hard graft is done, let the fun begin.