Hello all its been a while since ive had the chance to post on here ,had a run of familly members in hospital,so havnt had much time to do anything and the plot has been negleted as well for a fair few months.
Anyway ive put this weekend aside to crack on it with it.
Ive allready got a plan of whats going to go where,also as i picked the last of last seasons crops and cleared the ground i had the hindsight to cover the ground with tarp/carpet etc ,so it shouldnt be to bad as far as the dreaded weeds are concerned.
As i only took on the plot last year it was in a right mess due to the 3yrs+ neglet from the prevoius owner i covered half of it with a black tarp,on lifting it last week i was very happy to find lots of clean earth underneath (ok theres one or two small brambles which i intend to dig out) but this is where i am thinking of putting my potatoes this year.
So my mission is to fork over this entire area.
QUESTIONS
1st once turned do i just leave it for the frost to get at or do i break it up and rake to fine soil.
2nd do i need to add anything to the soil ie fertiliser or such.
3rd do i need to define areas for earlies ,main crop etc
4th when do i need to plant the seed spuds..
Also i think need to give my GH a bit of a clean. I sadly didnt have time to get up there at the end of the season and ive still got cucumber plants in there as well as a few toms (all dead now) im thinking of just bagging these and throwing up the tip due to the blight probem the whole lotte had last year.
Once ive emptied it out i was thinking of washing the entire thing out and seem to remember that jeyes fluid is the stuff to use.
could some one give my some advise on how to do this please.
oh and ive got some garlic that was giving to me by a fellow lottee holder last year and notice that some of the bulbs? have green shoots coming from them
Is it ok to plant them now or not ,do you plant the whole bulb or break them into individual cloves then plant?
i think thats enough for now but im sure Ill have more questions as the weeks go on..
thanks in advance for any replies and best wishes for the new year to all.