Thank you for all your comments. I am trying to prepare beds as best I can and go slowly as little and often is defintely best. 3 beds very workable the rest completely weedy so will maybe be best covering in black plastic for now and working slowly through it? Tis a lovely thing to have ones own plot...makes me very happy
I am new to forums so please excuse me, I have had an allotment for a few years, and should know something, but I think I need to make lots of mistakes first.
If you are afraid that you will kill your plants with newly manured soil, just pop them in and feed them liquid fertiliser, I make my own with nettles and confrey, so I have just broken down the leaves put them in an old black bin added some water in 3 weeks it stinks but you dilute this up and you will have super plants lovely green beans you can use this liquid feed for your toms and salads, but I wouldn't apply and then pick them leave for a few days .At other times I used the comfrey leaves as a mulch on top.
An old chap who has a plot up with me, never does anything to his plot until may and every year he grows the lovest crop you can imagine, so you have lots of time so don't panic.
I think its the type of spud you plant, I tried picasso, another friend of mine used to plant when we had a full moon sounds loopy but it is something to do with the magnetic pull of the moon, I didn't do that I was just lucky to get them in. Give them space, and don't leave too many sprouts on because the plant is trying to do tooo much, and you get ditty one.
Good luck, get a digging party going you get your mates to dig and you supply fish and chips and a few beers, I was told of this just when I finished digging for the very first time, and thought a few friends would have saved my back.
While the weather is still cold...Take some time to work out what you like to eat and want to grow.Make a seed list. Make a rough plot plan...Draw in your beds and paths etc (if you haven't already got any). If you have a water supply on or near your plot decide which plants need the most water and situate them near to the water source for the first season. That way you can save time when watering in the (mornings) and or evenings. Start "collecting" items like old net curtains, string, pieces of wood....don't let friends and neighbours throw anything away that could be useful. Make a compost bay out of old pallets.
But most of all....GO AT YOUR OWN PACE.... and enjoy the experience.
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Thank you for all your comments. I am trying to prepare beds as best I can and go slowly as little and often is defintely best. 3 beds very workable the rest completely weedy
so will maybe be best covering in black plastic for now and working slowly through it? Tis a lovely thing to have ones own plot...makes me very happy 
I am new to forums so please excuse me, I have had an allotment for a few years, and should know something, but I think I need to make lots of mistakes first.
If you are afraid that you will kill your plants with newly manured soil, just pop them in and feed them liquid fertiliser, I make my own with nettles and confrey, so I have just broken down the leaves put them in an old black bin added some water in 3 weeks it stinks but you dilute this up and you will have super plants lovely green beans you can use this liquid feed for your toms and salads, but I wouldn't apply and then pick them leave for a few days .At other times I used the comfrey leaves as a mulch on top.
An old chap who has a plot up with me, never does anything to his plot until may and every year he grows the lovest crop you can imagine, so you have lots of time so don't panic.
I think its the type of spud you plant, I tried picasso, another friend of mine used to plant when we had a full moon sounds loopy but it is something to do with the magnetic pull of the moon, I didn't do that I was just lucky to get them in. Give them space, and don't leave too many sprouts on because the plant is trying to do tooo much, and you get ditty one.
Good luck, get a digging party going you get your mates to dig and you supply fish and chips and a few beers, I was told of this just when I finished digging for the very first time, and thought a few friends would have saved my back.
While the weather is still cold...Take some time to work out what you like to eat and want to grow.Make a seed list. Make a rough plot plan...Draw in your beds and paths etc (if you haven't already got any). If you have a water supply on or near your plot decide which plants need the most water and situate them near to the water source for the first season. That way you can save time when watering in the (mornings) and or evenings. Start "collecting" items like old net curtains, string, pieces of wood....don't let friends and neighbours throw anything away that could be useful. Make a compost bay out of old pallets.
But most of all....GO AT YOUR OWN PACE.... and enjoy the experience.
Good luck and have a great growing year