Topic: My new plot

[Ben Acre]

working on it every day to get it clean.



7.5 Rod.

Had a big fire too.

[roycurwen1]

Good luck mate !  It looks like you will need it . One tip though mate LITTLE AND OFTEN .Atb Roy

[1066]

looking good Ben Acre  :)

[Ben Acre]

Little and often? lol thats all I can do I guess, just waiting for the weedkiller to work.

I checked out my plot on Google earth and in 2006 it looked grand. Been gathering old carpets and generally having a clear up, Good news my neighbouring plot has also been taken and is getting cleared.

[lincsyokel2]

Little and often? lol thats all I can do I guess, just waiting for the weedkiller to work.

I checked out my plot on Google earth and in 2006 it looked grand. Been gathering old carpets and generally having a clear up, Good news my neighbouring plot has also been taken and is getting cleared.

be aware some people (including me) dont use old carpets to smother weeds, since its been shown they leech some very nasty chemicals into the soil as they rot. I use Silage Sheet, which doesnt degrade and so is reusable.

[hightower]

Hi Ben, got your work cut out there, much like myself my friend.

I've just acquired a double plot. I've got a few photo's of it on my new blog: Slim Jim's Allotment

Both my strimmer and my car packed up last night, and with the plot being in the village I'm from (rather than the village I live) I need the car to get there :(

[Digeroo]

Looks like you are getting stuck in to your new plot.  Old carpet is banned on many sites. 

It does not take long for the weeds to get going, but if it was good in 2006 the soil must be basically ok when you actually find it.

Welcome to A4A hightower.  Looks like you have plenty of supplies for nettle tea. 

Looks like both of you will be very busy.

Mind you the worse it is when you start the great the improvement.

[hightower]

Welcome to A4A hightower.  Looks like you have plenty of supplies for nettle tea. 

Looks like both of you will be very busy.

Mind you the worse it is when you start the great the improvement.

I know! Last night it felt like I got so much achieved in such a short time period. The problem for me is it's a big old mess so I have to focus on doing one thing and then moving onto the next, and maybe in 2 or 3 years it will actually be to the standard I want it. The car is fixed now, and I have the fuel hose to fix the strimmer so "strimming: part deux" will be started tonight and hopefully I'll be weed killing by the weekend.

Anyhow, if anyone wants to keep an eye on my blog, as I plan to update it regularly with photo's etc.

[lincsyokel2]

Best strategy is to smother it all, and uncover, dig weed, and recover if your not going to use it , doing manageable patches at a time.