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andyk · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2007, 20:49 »

as promised some shots of the plot now i spent a day in the sun yes we did have sun all day and it does not move off the plot for most of the day i went back down at 5 and it was still warm. the plot was strimed on monday and turned over today.
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just shows what a little work can do but the rotavator dont half jump when you find a tree root
more updates later
andy

richyrich7 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2007, 20:54 »

WTG Andy very nice matey, how big a rotavator did you use ?

WG. · « **Reply #17 on:** August 22, 2007, 20:56 »

Good work andy

Dunno about mares tail but that bindweed is going to need a lot of watching. What's next? I suggest you rotovate repeatedly at 3 or 4 week intervals otherwise you'll have x100 the amount of bindweed you started with

andyk · « **Reply #18 on:** August 22, 2007, 21:01 »

the rotavator is an old merry tiler with a 5hp b&s on it id do plan to keep going over it and pull out all the roots i find i am going down tomowor and go over it with a rake to pick out more roots

WG. · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2007, 21:04 »

It would also be a good time to rotovate manure into the soil. I assume you won't be planting anything until Spring?

Manure can go everywhere except where you plan to grow carrot / parsnip.

andyk · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2007, 21:41 »

WG i dont plan to put anything in until next spring until then all i plan to do is keep on top of the weeds and plan out where the beds are going

WG. · « **Reply #21 on:** August 22, 2007, 21:48 »

Good man. Pile on the manure then. See http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?p=84066#84066

Aidy · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2007, 09:04 »

You can see my shed from here......

andyk · « **Reply #23 on:** August 30, 2007, 20:28 »

just been on the plot again, i had run the rotavator across it on monday today alsorts of things were statring to show there heads so i went up and down the plot pulling up what i found mainly bits of grass and docks all had little or no root and with the soil been so light they all came up fine. to finish off i put the rotavator across again so the plan is to go and do the same again on sunday, i did notice when i was pulling the roots up how warm the soil was so this may be helping the roots grow so making it easy for me to find them
andy

richyrich7 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 30, 2007, 20:49 »

Good going Andy keep rotavating every week or so and you'll soon have a weed free plot. And yes your right about the warm soil making things grow quicker.

nettings · « **Reply #25 on:** September 03, 2007, 23:12 »

Glad to hear a likeminded opinion.I started with my allotment in late June and I am working my way round it in exactly the same way......digging and weeding,having first covered with black plastic.I felt I wanted to "get to know" my plot and certainly didn't want to zap it with weed killer!!!

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