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Quote from: picman on April 10, 2011, 19:16:22Like the idea of a quiz , also a test digging session , some starters think the spade is just for shoveling...I have had a heart attack and bowel cancer, i dont do digging, i use all petrol tools if i can, eg rotavator, electric barrel pump to water plot with a hose so i dont hump water about, , . So i wouldn't be entitled to a plot by you criteria, since i dont do hard work....
Like the idea of a quiz , also a test digging session , some starters think the spade is just for shoveling...
My wife and i took on a plot about 7 weeks ago about 60 foot in length by 12 foot wide It had not been touched for over two years because the previous tenant had paid in advance for it and only when he decided not to carry on that we were offered it.The first few weeks we cleared and dug and planted about half of it in between our shift work , This week i decided to tackle the bottom half only to find everyone had been using it as a dump -- so far i have dug a trench 4 feet deep the width of the plot by 2 foot wide and so far i have dug up 9 carpets and countless plastic bags as well as 3 wheel jacks .I can fully understand why people give up when this kind of thing happens but i want this plot to work and am willing to keep going however sometimes i look at what i have left to do and think sod it why should i clear it only for some one else to benefit if we ever gave up .
It's taken me 4 years to get the hang of everything! And still, some things go horribly wrong.
The first few weeks we cleared and dug and planted about half of it in between our shift work , This week i decided to tackle the bottom half only to find everyone had been using it as a dump
Some neighbours were very kind and really helped me by cutting my grass down and scooping up some of the edges. It was a small job for several people but one which was just getting on top of me. That really helped me no end and the next year was more successful for me.
Sometimes it doesn't need people to help physically, but just for someone to offer encouragement, and say, yes it really is hard sometimes, and you're not the only one whose plants get diseases or whose weeds grow faster than their veg! It's normal. That can give you courage to persevere. People give up when it seems like the risk of failure outweighs the effort needed.