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kellysmith
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Hello I'm a newbie here, I just want to know if I should rotavate my plot as it' grass atm or do I do by hand as been told from a few people that I should dig by hand but it' s not hard the ground
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I would dig it over by hand, picking all the grass roots out ... there could be couch grass amongst it and a rotavator will break up the roots ... and every bit of broken couch grass root will grow
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi I had a feeling I would have too..gonna take me ages as it' 126m2 lol. Thank ou for replying I appreciate it ?
Cheaper than a gym membership and you're getting fresh air too
Make sure your fork is the right length for you and comfortable to use so you don't hurt your back.
And don't work the soil if it's claggy (i.e. if it's so wet that it sticks to your boots). Leave it to dry out a bit.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Haha I'm a Geordie so I know exactly what claggy is lol..the plot is not that bad th it' rather soft so will be easy to sort...stupid Q...but how far down dk I need to dig to get rid of the grass top?
LOL ... looks like we're going to be able to make a gardener of you if you already know what claggy is
.Hopefully you'll only need to go down just one 'spit' (the depth of a spade blade) ... some people might say that you should 'double dig' https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=133 but if the soil is fairly good, and definitely if it's been an allotment in the past, then you probably can get away with just normal digging.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lool I hope so.. thank ou so much for your help ..i thought you were going to say clariy too x
Sorry bloody autocorrect...lol i ment to say thankyou for all your help and i thought you were going to say clarrrty too ???
It's a pleasure ... come back and ask whatever you want to ... we've all been beginners and nothing is too obvious or too basic ... before and after photos are great too ....... we love looking at other peoples 's gardens and allotments
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
? i dont have any pics as yet picking key up either tmoz or sat so will take pics before and after x
I feel so daft now asking simple questions ?