First year of a beginner

[Logunner]

A year ago today i took on an abandoned marestail infested disaster, enjoyed every minute of the hard work.



From this, came this

[Nicos]

That's a fantastic transformation
Well done!... a real inspiration to all the new fruit and veg growers out there!

[Atta]

Is it poping out the mare tails?

Nice plot really good job

[Logunner]

Is it poping out the mare tails?

Nice plot really good job

The only one so far since june 2018

[Snoop Puss]

^That's really good going, Logunner. You must be really pleased and proud.

Lots of people will be interested to hear how you tackled the marestail. Was it just constant digging and weeding?

Your soil looks lovely. I'm positively jealous. I've just been weeding and my patch is mostly clay, so it's hard going.

[Scarlet]

Fancy staying with me for the week?

Looks fab!

[Logunner]

^That's really good going, Logunner. You must be really pleased and proud.

Lots of people will be interested to hear how you tackled the marestail. Was it just constant digging and weeding?

Your soil looks lovely. I'm positively jealous. I've just been weeding and my patch is mostly clay, so it's hard going.

Week 1

Spray with ammonium sulphmate and washing up liquid. Then got on with tidying rubbish left by previous tenant.

Week 2

Spray with a mix of ammonium sulphamate, washing liquid and glyphosate 360. Bought fork, spade and other bits

Week 4

Raked whole area before repeating week 2 spray on what little was left. Spot sprayed throughout the week and following week.

Week 6 - 10

Started digging to double fork depth and removed any visible roots by hand, dried roots on path and drowned plenty as well. Took well over 10 rubble sacks of dead roots to skip.

Late sept / oct

Covered plot in layers of cardboard with horse manure over that.

[Jay-ell]

That's very good going there. Congratulations

[Greenleaves]

Looks fantastic very well done!

[Logunner]

Thanks for the encouragement.

Think this is my next project if the commitee agree to bend the rules until the end of the year, on 1 plot only. Not giving up my already planted 1/2 plot until I’ve harvested it.



3 tenants in under 12 months and none have stayed more than a couple of months. Has bindweed, but no marestail, so this is an easy one

[Baldy]

Good work there - I would have invited you down for a couple of weeks "holiday" a few of years ago had you been on this site back then

[Logunner]

Quick update.

Get the keys Saturday, very happy.... may do a ‘progress’ thread on this one