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Woodlander

Woodlander

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After waiting 2 years, I've finally got an allotment! 😁😁
It's 5 x 40 meters, south facing, lovely soil. Made a start on preparation for this year's crops.
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Started working on it Wednesday
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And made this herb planter today (Friday) from a pallet
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I plan to grow many fruits and vegetables, I have all my seeds ready. Sweetcorn, carrot, pumpkin, squash, courgette, tomatoes, lettuce, parsnip, swede, potatoes, rhubarb, raspberries, strawberry, currant, just to name a few. Hopefully enough for me to supply 60% of my food for the year. Will update as I go along, any and all advice welcome
 

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I rented a petrol rotavator to dig up and relay my parents lawn, it was a god send and chopped through old roots and weeds with out me pausing for breath.

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38thfoot said:
I rented a petrol rotavator to dig up and relay my parents lawn, it was a god send and chopped through old roots and weeds with out me pausing for breath.

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Ystranc said:
We have an Oleomec rotovator and I've got to say they're a well worthwhile bit of kit.
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divebuddy said:
I will pm you. It's an old Wolsey Merry Tller and I have a better engine to fit to it.
I will take some pictures tomorrow.
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I rented a rotavator, cost me £60 for the day, I must say that it's made life so much easier. I did try to dig it over by hand, but the nettle roots and couch grass, made it akin to digging through a fishing net. Rotavator is definitely the best investment I think.
 
A rotovator really helps with the heavy work but it's still necessary to get those weed roots out 😕
 
Ystranc said:
A rotovator really helps with the heavy work but it's still necessary to get those weed roots out 😕
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I agree. I was struggling, but once I broke through, it was just turn over with a fork a few times, then rake it over to remove the roots. Or as much as I could.
A lot of the other allotment tenants when they started, just covered the plot with black plastic and left it for the first year. It's hard work but I want to get some crops in this year. Next year I think will be the big one for a good harvest
 
Ah well, you're young and fit enough to manage a bit of weeding.
You may want to consider staggering your planting so that you don't get too much of any one thing that will not store.
 
Ystranc said:
Ah well, you're young and fit enough to manage a bit of weeding.
You may want to consider staggering your planting so that you don't get too much of any one thing that will not store.
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Do you mean staggering by planting an set amount of one thing every few weeks? Or are you suggesting I should have a skinfull before planting out?
Either works well for me 😂
 
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