my allotment - pictures attached on a link

the pictures are pretty much the same and not much too look at now.

the ground is mainly grassy reeds, last winter a lot of this part got quite waterlogged so trenches and drainage have been dug into the area and there is work going on there all the time.

the plot itself i would say is about 25ft square ish give or take a few feet.

i will have to strim the 'reeds' down and the mow it i think and then im thinking black plastic to cover it and work bit by bit.

the positives are  it has full sun for the entire day, the neighbouring allotmenters are so friendly everyone made me feel so welcome.

im so excited, any tips would be most appreciated

waaaahhhhoooooo i did it!!!

Wow rushes! You`ve got a serious drainage problem there boosmummy.

yep they said they had serious problems last year and they have put drainage in since the problems, im just wondering if its going to be a problem for me?  :blink:

I`d dig those rushes out using a mattock or azada.

i thought what i would do is, strim it all down, then mow it if needed, cover it with black plastic and work on it a bit at a time.

the allotment site did get flooded last year and they have put a lot of drainage in since then, your man at the site seemed to think it would be ok from now?

im also going to put down eventually bark chipping walkways and raised beds as well as the chicken coop.

do you think the fact it has been waterlogged is going to cause a problem, the rushes i can deal with and get out but im going to have to think about my plan of action as to what i do.  having said all of the above my friend did have chickens down here last year, his coop is just infront of my plot and it was very muddy but not unmanageable.

Has the drainage been done correctly, using pipes and backfilled with gravel? If so you should be OK. Obviously during wet periods the ground will take a while to drain.

Who cares, it`s yours!
You go girl!

From what I can gather the drainage has been done properly yes. Xx