Topic: Do you dig it?

[Ozzy_aka_Pothead]

Yo Peeps

ow iz a good time to dig/clear your lottie, witout worying tooooo much about the weeds cuz jacks about..... I dug sum todayand I'm going to dig sum more tomorrow, Wednes iz going to be -6 C..... Brrrrrrrrrr but,
it will kill a lot of weeds.

Itz better ust digging than, dig  a bit, bend down, grab as many weed roots as you can. straighten up, (only time I ever am) and dig a little more, and so on and so on and so on, could go on and on and on and on but I wont, and another thing about digging in this cold snap iz, yooze gets more done, I wuz down to me T-shirt I wuz, and I sweated too.. eh up babble alert

cHeErS

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[Beer_Belly]

I just watch what the old hands are up to at our place and it looks like they're clearing at the moment. So that' my cue to start doing it myself.

[Mrs Ava]

Yup - I'm the same as BB - watch what the guys and gals are up to on other plots, they have been there longer than me, so they know the timings.  A couple of them have totally cleared their plots now - not a thing left!  What are they going to do over winter!  But most are now down to parsnips and greens -oooo and sprouts, my fave!  ;D

[Ozzy_aka_Pothead]

Yo BB/EJ

On my plot all the advice is conflicting, so I iz just going to do me own thing and see wot happens...

Tims pics are inspiring, I think I will hand dig for the first season, pull as many weeds as I can... then rotavate in the spring.. or weather permitting just before spring..... I hate digging I does.

cHeErS

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[Mrs Ava]

I liked Tims pics too!  Rotovating is a tempting thought - I have now finally cleared and dug my plot -  3 days a week for 3 hours, over the last 6 weeks....  It is finally weed free, but right chunky in some places and so dry, like rock!  I think I will wait for some more rain, then chat 'old jack' up and see if I can borrow his for a bit (mental note - don't let him do it for me....white rot....oooo, white rot.....will be on rotovator....hmmm...rethink who I should borrow one from.....)

[Ozzy_aka_Pothead]

Yo EJ

Wot, you dug the lot?  pathways?

I am digging sections 12ft x 6 ft and leaving myself nice WIDE pathways 3ft wide which I aint digging, just gonna lay carpet on top.

How many spuds you going to plant?

I iz going to do half my lottie I iz, and out site has a shop where they sell Maris Piper and King Edwards at.... 25p a KILO, cheap as chips that iz :)

cHeErS

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