[gidster]

hi everyone.

well ive done it. got myself an allotment plot.

its not wide, but long. theres a ricketty shed at the top surrounded by brambles and brambles at the bottom. but in the middle which is 30-40 meters long,its a mixture or grass,longish grass and a harder type of plant thats knee high.

with it being mid november,whats the best way forward? the allotment owner as offered to clear the site and rotavate it for me,should i go with that?

any advice would be great, cheers.

[peapod]

Depends on whats there, if theres mare(horse)tail,couch grass, bindweed or any other nasties then refuse the rotavating to stop it multiplying. But if theres nothing like that then say "Hell Yes!"

Paula

[gidster]

ok , but im not sure what weeds are what, i really havent got a clue....lol.

id best get some one down there who knows their weeds.

[richyrich7]

If your going to spray it. I'd take up the offer of rotovation. It will chop up all the weeds and a lot will re-sprout, but they will be smaller weaker plants with small root systems IMHO.

Most people won't agree with this, but hey it works for me

Have a look at this article by John on weeds and what to do

[peapod]

Nasties...VERY Nasties

Couch grass

Marestail

Bindweed

[DD.]

Paula - please do not post offensive pictures on this forum.

Some of the older members may not be able to take it!

(Me).

[peapod]

Paula - please do not post offensive pictures on this forum.

Some of the older members may not be able to take it!

(Me).

Sorry! I forgot to post a warning to all those with bad consitution!

They are real horrors alright  :shock:  

Paula

[gidster]

cheers, so once its rotavated should i try and get as much weeds out as i can? and whens the best time to spay and what with?

im sorry for all the questions and i have looked at other threads,but i just dont really understand it all .

think i need the tasks ive got to do put in some kind of order...lol

cheers.

[richyrich7]

Paula - please do not post offensive pictures on this forum.

Some of the older members may not be able to take it!

(Me).

Sorry! I forgot to post a warning to all those with bad consitution!

They are real horrors alright  :shock:  

Paula

Pussy cats ! DD. don't look at this

[gidster]

thanks for the pictures im going to print them off and do some matching...lol

i think by the looks of it theres some couch weed.

[Janeymiddlewife]

Hi Gidster,
like you also struggling with new plot. I started a thread below
 Who's right?  
sorry not sure how to post a link, but it's a bit down the page from here, as I'd had lots of advice on grass and wanted to know what people thought and why, hope it helps and happy digging/spraying/rotavating whatever!

[gidster]

cheers ive just checked it out.

the rotavating sounds a good one for me and then it should be easy to get the roots out..  am i right?

[gidster]

i just dont want to do the wrong thing and blow my whole growing veg experience.

[richyrich7]

cheers ive just checked it out.

the rotavating sounds a good one for me and then it should be easy to get the roots out..  am i right?

Yes, esp if its a slow bladed rotovater rather than something like my mantis which speeds along chopping everything up into little bits so they are just too fiddly to pull up. And keep a sharp hoe ready, keep hoeing any new sprouts that appear.

[richyrich7]

i just dont want to do the wrong thing and blow my whole growing veg experience.

There's no real right or wrong way to be honest, we all have different ways of doing things some work for one but not another.
Enjoy once you get the bug its difficult to stop.