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My first post, the site says introduce yourself so here I go.
I'm quite experienced with growing plants, having had a smallish garden and am used to pots, pots and more pots, but am new to vegetables.
I've recently moved to a house out in the country where I've so far managed to sledgehammer up a 5M x 3M of hard standing which I've converted into a salad/herb plot from which I'm enjoying salads, radishes and spring onions. Also got plenty of strawbs in planters, herbs, etc going and planted a border with a load of raspberries and blueberries. I also got an allotment (surprisingly easily from the horror stories I've read) soon after moving in which is about 15M x 15M and have got spuds, onions, broccoli, corn, peas and beans going nicely. It was previously just weeds from what I can see, and some horrible back-aching days are now reaping the rewards, although I didn't manure at all. (Just starting to mulch regularly).
I today put my first manure down on the plot. Put a large piece of cardboard down and laid the manure over the top. I heard it rots down nicely, so next year I can plant that spot up nice and early and have got a load more bags of manure composting away ready for digging in at the tail end of the year.
Look forward to hearing any tips/tricks/stories etc.
I'm quite experienced with growing plants, having had a smallish garden and am used to pots, pots and more pots, but am new to vegetables.
I've recently moved to a house out in the country where I've so far managed to sledgehammer up a 5M x 3M of hard standing which I've converted into a salad/herb plot from which I'm enjoying salads, radishes and spring onions. Also got plenty of strawbs in planters, herbs, etc going and planted a border with a load of raspberries and blueberries. I also got an allotment (surprisingly easily from the horror stories I've read) soon after moving in which is about 15M x 15M and have got spuds, onions, broccoli, corn, peas and beans going nicely. It was previously just weeds from what I can see, and some horrible back-aching days are now reaping the rewards, although I didn't manure at all. (Just starting to mulch regularly).
I today put my first manure down on the plot. Put a large piece of cardboard down and laid the manure over the top. I heard it rots down nicely, so next year I can plant that spot up nice and early and have got a load more bags of manure composting away ready for digging in at the tail end of the year.
Look forward to hearing any tips/tricks/stories etc.
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