Topic: frustrating

[flitwickone]

I want to start rotavating but it still very wet down my way

will i do damage to the soil if its still wetish

[marc555]

Dont know about damage but you will end up in a right mess if its wet, I would wait til it dries up a bit to be honest

[reddyreddy]

if the mud sticks to your boots leave it alone, you will do more damage than good.  :)

[Kea]

Believe me you're only as half as frustrated now as you're going to be, I'm not that far from you and last year I waited until a few days before I went away for a two week holiday at Easter before i could dig. i got a little bit done and by the time I got back the soil had dried to the consistency of concrete...not surprising really because it's like wet concrete when it's wet. There is a small window of opportunity.

[Tee Gee]

I want to start rotavating but it still very wet down my way

Think of this for the future!

Dig at the end of the season not the start.

I like to get dug before winter sets in then I don't have to concern myself about it till around April

[flitwickone]

thanks for all the advice end of last year i dug all the lotty over what worries me that it has tiny one inch weeds in patches here and there i never covered ove lol

but cheers for all the replies this is a great site
 my allotment society hut opens to night  might go up there

http://www.thestennetts.co.uk/fgaweb/presentation08.htm

[Tee Gee]

what worries me that it has tiny one inch weeds in patches here and there i never covered

This slide show will show you how I cater for these;

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Slide%20Shows/Soil%20preparation%20ss/soil%20preparation%20ss.html

[redimp]

I try do as much as possible at season end but this year I lost all the dry weekends to first aid courses so I have a lot of preperation to do before potato planting.  I don't have a rotavator either.  At the moment we seem to have had a few weeks of dry Monday-Thursday and then rain on Friday. 

[mummybunny]

hi

Just wondered what fertilizer you are using Tee Gee  ;D


Thanks lucy