Just wanted to say hello to you all : got my 1/2 plot 3 weeks ago and had it rotovated, not sure where to start. Have been told to expect hard frosts and lots of crows - should I be digging this over until I start planting (potatos, beans, etc) at Easter? or just leave it alone and wait for a bit? any work to be done??? the soil is lovely and rich/crumbly
Welcome to the site, you seem to have done well out of that... I'd leave it a few weeks just to see if any perennial weeds like docks/dandelions/couch pop up ... :-X
Welcome to the site Mrs. If the soil is workable a dig won't hurt it if you had any perrenial weeds in it before it was rotovated then you will want to get this out before you start planting.
thanks for advice - I will start weeding a bit then as there is a lot of grass rotovated in and some couch grass roots (lots)
Welcome to te site.
Quote from: shirlton on February 28, 2009, 17:07:43
If the soil is workable a dig won't hurt it if you had any perrenial weeds in it before it was rotovated then you will want to get this out before you start planting.
I would dig some now if you have the chance. March onwards is busy enough as it is with sowing, transplanting as well as digging. May as well get a bit done now to ease the burden later ;D ;D
Hi mrs moneyspinner [ thats a long one ;D ],
Congrats on your new plot , will say maybe cover with membrane or plastic any
areas you will get to later - turn your back and them weeds appear !
Decide what to plant first off and get a patch dug over, as said - you may
have some roots waiting to sprout again and look out for couch grass, >:( you do not
want that, Hope you enjoy your first year :D
floss xxx
Hiya, Mrsmoneyspinner, welcome to the site ;D
we marked out paths so we didn't walk on the growing area.
still time to get some fruit planted :)
Welcome to A4a and happy allotmenteering!