[John obrien]

Just thought I'd introduce myself.
Got my first ever allotment during the week and started clearing it this weekend, to say I'm buggered would be an understatement.
Looking forward to getting to work for a rest 
However after two days work it looks so much better already.

[New shoot]

Hi John and welcome.  Congratulations on your new allotment, but slow but steady is the way forward in clearance work.  Don't overdo it and risk doing yourself a mischief    It is great when you can see progress though 

[snowdrops]

Hi John, welcome to the site & to the wonderful world of allotments, as Newshoot says slow & steady is the way forward. Consider taking lots of photo's to record the highs & lows

[Fairy Plotmother]

Hello and welcome! Don't go overdoing it now. Nice and easy and you'll enjoy it all the more.

[sunshineband]

Hello John, and welcome 😀

Hope you recover from that over exertion and carry on sorting out your plot ready to grow something. Have you inherited any fruit bushes or trees?

[Yorkie]

Welcome to the site 

If you pop your general location into your forum profile, we'll remember whereabouts you are 

[John obrien]

Thanks for the welcome everyone.
Sunshineband I've inherited a few Goosegog bushes, a couple of red current and a whole load of Bramble
The last person also had a strange fettish for keeping bin bags of mud

Can't get on it not for two weeks due to work, plenty of time for rest.

[sunshineband]

Thanks for the welcome everyone.
Sunshineband I've inherited a few Goosegog bushes, a couple of red current and a whole load of Bramble
The last person also had a strange fettish for keeping bin bags of mud

Can't get on it not for two weeks due to work, plenty of time for rest.

The bushes sound a great inheritance! Are those bags actually full of mud or are they really leaf mould?

[John obrien]

Full of mud sunshine All a bit strange?

[New shoot]

They could have once been clods of mud with weed roots in or where the previous owner stripped off grass covering the plot and wanted to rot it down to clean soil   

Spread a small amount out in a seed tray and see what grows.  You don't want to find it contains the remains of marestail or some other real nasty.

[sunshineband]

They could have once been clods of mud with weed roots in or where the previous owner stripped off grass covering the plot and wanted to rot it down to clean soil   

Spread a small amount out in a seed tray and see what grows.  You don't want to find it contains the remains of marestail or some other real nasty.

Definitely a good idea!

[John obrien]

Thanks sunshine.