[sazzy123]

My new allotment appears to be quite wet, the soil was very easy to dig into compared to my other allotment, there are loads of stinging nettles and grasses  growing, what grows well in these conditions.

I am going to put raised beds in for anything that wont grow well...

Thanks

[SkipRat]

Land that floods hold water, will benefit from deep digging, also if your land is supporting nettles it may be a good idea to get yourself a Ph testing kit as nettles could be an indication  that your soil is on the acid side.

[sazzy123]

I dug down about 2 ft is that deep enough?

[Stripey_cat]

If you were still digging nice soil at 2' depth, you're a lucky little *******.  Some plants like their feet wet, so keep some areas non-raised for things like celery.

[sazzy123]

The soil didnt get any wetter the deeper i dug so i guess thats a good thing, a couple of the neighbours  (not all) have dug tranches around their beds and some are raised... as its the first year I think i am going to try a few things and see what happens....

[woodburner]

The soil didnt get any wetter the deeper i dug so i guess thats a good thing, a couple of the neighbours  (not all) have dug tranches around their beds and some are raised... as its the first year I think i am going to try a few things and see what happens....

The trenches around the beds sounds interesting, for those that want big beds that they dig over every year. I don't do digging, so I make lazy beds, which amounts the the same thing only smaller, the same size as normal no-dig beds. They have the drainage advantages of raised beds, but are more flexible, less work, and are more environmentally friendly (no timberwork ). They also don't leave you wondering, 'how am I going to fill it?'