Thanks for all the encouragement!
If all it comes down to is brute force and ignorance I should be ok!
Tora will be a big help with digging stuff up but I'm not so sure she can be trusted with growing plants, she is a very heavy handed girl and Gollum (my cat) would testify to that!
I'm not sure of the measurements of my plot but I'm sure I will work it out soon. It looks huge to me but I think it is smaller than some others.
Kaye
Oh yes, Mrs Bouquet I am from Rye. Do you know the area at all?