Thank you all for the warm welcome.
Hands up... I did use a herbicide to get my plot cleared. It was matted in heavy couch grass and after 10 days it was just straw.
However it meant that i could soon plant up, and that's why I've now got good growing rows of, beans, p'sprouting, carrots, beetroot, courgettes, b'squash, savoys, and spinach beet, red kale ..Oh and outdoor toms.
But now I'll go organic, (I've netted all the brassicas)
As i started in early May I'd have lost a whole season to clear it by hand.. I do get a nice bit of horse tail, but the guys tell me to just keep the hoe at it!
We want organic veg moving forward so I'll be looking for tips on here as and when problems arise.