Does this absolute beginners wk1 plan make sense?

Cheers for that Totty.

The Mother-in-Law has already treated us to a fleeced cloche, large enough to cover a couple of rows of peas, that should help.  As it happens I'm no great fan of peas anyway, but to have one little corner growing anything (no matter how ineffectively), whilst we do that heavy work, is perhaps more for keeping the spirits up than for the food at the end  

It seems we actually get sporadic manure deliveries from a local stables, but I'm going to have to be quick to get it when it does come.

Have discovered today that the riverside, gently sloping, allotment floods to within 12mtrs of my plot (covering at least one row of plots).  Looks like some raised beds are going to be needed for my shallots, garlic & onions in a few weeks (was even offered a supply of wood to build them by a fellow plot holder).

Was able to borrow a rotavator (from same peeps that offered me the wood), as they had brought theirs up today.  OH was sent to B&Q for some manure to plough in (turns out all they had was chicken manure pellets, but at least it's something) so my little starter bed is almost ready to go.  

Three of us on the plot today.  Able to clear a surprising amount with extra hands!

Not a bad week 1  

PS.  I also discovered today what deadly nightshade looks like, we seem to have quite a bit 

Yeah, I'm planning on getting some peas down under a fleeced cloche this week.

Cheers, but yeah I have read those guides 

Hi Bodmass

On one of the sites near here the river water level rises every year and floods some of the plots, but by using raised beds mostly people further over manage to get some overwintering crops like parsnips and leeks etc OK. Thise that are flooded just have to have adifferent growing plan I guess, but the soil is very fertile

We are lucky that the flood plain of the Thames is below the level of our site (just!) and so most years the water table is a few feet below ground (whew!)