rhubarb crumble for dinner tonight both plots have got ready rhubarb
Planted radishes at both sites, prepared the bed for peas at one site and done more digging at the other. Put a mulch of manure around the raspberries and put a load of manure on a new bed.
Good Morning, *waves* I'm new to allotmenteering and took proud ownership of my first half plot on Wednesday. The plot needs clearing of lots of perennial weeds, and I am quite happy with slowly plodding through the whole plot digging it up by hand. I plan to overwinter with a green manure on this autumn, but wanted to ask is what is the best way to lift, lighten and refresh the soil, its a dark heavy clay. I was offered well rotted horse manure by a guy I know, as it needed to be shifted from the site it was on, but unfortunately we couldn't get the tractor and trailer up to the my plot. So I plan to ask our local stables this week.
Any other suggestions would be most welcomed, and do you think I'm on the right track?
Would suggest you leave paths to walk on rather than what you have just dug
I use green manure but only on some beds as I have found it not that easy to dig in , I also put new horse manure on top of the beds for the winter then dig it in
i also use shredded stuff to cover beds and creatre paths but we get it delivered free to our A site
best advice is a bit at a time , have you got a shed ? A little patio area as must so you can sit , drink and admire what you have done or in my case a little rest
I have found this a great site for practical ideas and advice
Spent the morning at my first plot, planting out peas and constructing their new home we have recycled old blackberry canes as frames fro them to grow up. I think it looks pretty cool, but we ran out of string so need to go back tomorrow to finish the planting.
My immediate plot neighbour turned up today, for the first time since about July. She walked down the path making comments to her friend about how she was having half of my shed. Yes, she is but she hadn't been there for months, so she can't expect me to roll ove backwards to accommodate her. Made me feel quite cross Even then, she was only there to show her friend what she wanted doing and then left again, leaving him to do all the grass cutting. He pulled up everything- artichoke, raspberries, redcurrants and done other stuff that was already there when she got the keys.
Sorry for ranting, I'm gonna finish my lunch then go and see my lovely girls and see what they have got planned for me entertainment wise
Fruitcake , quite right to have a rant , she is obviously not interested , her friend will soon get fed up then perhaps she will give it up , if that happened would you be intrerested ?
Because that what happen with us , the other half came vacant and has we had already told the site agent we where interested she offered it to us first
Fruitcake, if its any consolation, one of my next door plot holders, who has a full plot and who I share my split shed with, I have only seen twice since last year,. He likes to use loads of weedkiller (I'm trying to be organic) and the people with the top half of my plot are so messy its not true (keep hoping they will leave). Luckily the people the other side of me with the chickens are like minded, so we have a good moan together
Hi GWRS and gina thanks for the encouragement and advice. Horse poop all round then. I have been given a shed, but need move from two plots down from mine, not sure how exactly to do that yet. Was also given a large compost bin, only a year old and in good nick. So am really pleased. My OH has just say he wants to come and see it!!! Wonders will near cease!
Caral is there a way of lifting the shed with a few of you and putting some sort of thing under that you could roll the shed along bit by bit, they sound nice on your site
Fruitcake were they digging up all the plants to leave the allotment and move off or to re do the place, pain when they not been there for so long
GWRS did you get to the allotment today?
Ginagibbs lucky for the people with the chickens for you to talk to
Put up 12 canes in pea bed then sowing peas in pots show perfection trying to do the cordon method and also sowed peas in row trays onward pea and little marvel next cucumbers and courgettes
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rhubarb crumble for dinner tonight
both plots have got ready rhubarb
Planted radishes at both sites, prepared the bed for peas at one site and done more digging at the other. Put a mulch of manure around the raspberries and put a load of manure on a new bed.
I do like productive days like today
Stagbettle , well done it's coming , I have taken out tree stumps on the past and it is hard but satisfying
hoping to go to A tommrow for tidying up ready for more planting
redid a gravel path at home , went well , but needed a pick axe at times but all done , very pleased with result
Good Morning, *waves* I'm new to allotmenteering and took proud ownership of my first half plot on Wednesday. The plot needs clearing of lots of perennial weeds, and I am quite happy with slowly plodding through the whole plot digging it up by hand. I plan to overwinter with a green manure on this autumn, but wanted to ask is what is the best way to lift, lighten and refresh the soil, its a dark heavy clay. I was offered well rotted horse manure by a guy I know, as it needed to be shifted from the site it was on, but unfortunately we couldn't get the tractor and trailer up to the my plot. So I plan to ask our local stables this week.
Any other suggestions would be most welcomed, and do you think I'm on the right track?
Cabral , hello , yes on right track
Would suggest you leave paths to walk on rather than what you have just dug
I use green manure but only on some beds as I have found it not that easy to dig in , I also put new horse manure on top of the beds for the winter then dig it in
i also use shredded stuff to cover beds and creatre paths but we get it delivered free to our A site
best advice is a bit at a time , have you got a shed ? A little patio area as must so you can sit , drink and admire what you have done or in my case a little rest
I have found this a great site for practical ideas and advice
happy allottmenteering
Hi Caral, congrats on your new plot, you cant use enough horse manure in my opinion, especially on clay soil
Spent the morning at my first plot, planting out peas and constructing their new home
we have recycled old blackberry canes as frames fro them to grow up. I think it looks pretty cool, but we ran out of string so need to go back tomorrow to finish the planting.
My immediate plot neighbour turned up today, for the first time since about July. She walked down the path making comments to her friend about how she was having half of my shed. Yes, she is but she hadn't been there for months, so she can't expect me to roll ove backwards to accommodate her. Made me feel quite cross
Even then, she was only there to show her friend what she wanted doing and then left again, leaving him to do all the grass cutting. He pulled up everything- artichoke, raspberries, redcurrants and done other stuff that was already there when she got the keys.
Sorry for ranting, I'm gonna finish my lunch then go and see my lovely girls and see what they have got planned for me entertainment wise
Fruitcake , quite right to have a rant , she is obviously not interested , her friend will soon get fed up then perhaps she will give it up , if that happened would you be intrerested ?
Because that what happen with us , the other half came vacant and has we had already told the site agent we where interested she offered it to us first
Fruitcake, if its any consolation, one of my next door plot holders, who has a full plot and who I share my split shed with, I have only seen twice since last year,. He likes to use loads of weedkiller (I'm trying to be organic) and the people with the top half of my plot are so messy its not true
(keep hoping they will leave). Luckily the people the other side of me with the chickens are like minded, so we have a good moan together
Hi GWRS and gina thanks for the encouragement and advice. Horse poop all round then.
I have been given a shed, but need move from two plots down from mine, not sure how exactly to do that yet. Was also given a large compost bin, only a year old and in good nick. So am really pleased. My OH has just say he wants to come and see it!!! Wonders will near cease!
Poor you, Fruitcake. Some people eh?
HELLO
Caral is there a way of lifting the shed with a few of you and putting some sort of thing under that you could roll the shed along bit by bit, they sound nice on your site
Fruitcake were they digging up all the plants to leave the allotment and move off or to re do the place, pain when they not been there for so long
GWRS did you get to the allotment today?
Ginagibbs lucky for the people with the chickens for you to talk to
Put up 12 canes in pea bed then sowing peas in pots show perfection trying to do the cordon method and also sowed peas in row trays onward pea and little marvel next cucumbers and courgettes