haha I know, with all the time, money and convenient contacts of people who happily lend equipment and supplies I'm sure I could do the same thing!
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On the carpet front I've recently heard that it can have toxic chemicals in the backing which break down and get into the soil - so it's not good to use it where you're growing food - some GYO readers have said it's banned from their sites now.
The good news is that it's easy to get tarp, weed fabric or even damp-proof membrane to cover up the weeds. It's always exciting pulling up the edges and seeing what creatures are underneath too!
Best of luck with your new plot - let's hope the weather is better than last year!
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I've just found a superb site (thanks Sunday Times) on allotments:
How to design an allotment or vegetable garden - page 2
How to clear an overgrown allotment of weedsLast edited by Two_Sheds; 03-02-2008, 04:36 PM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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you've given me hope
Originally posted by robmurphy View PostThanks loads you wonderful bunch, I have done a bit of reading (In between watching River Cottage)
hi rob,
i,m new to allotments and have just read your question and repies.
i have just got my allotment in quite a state and was looking for advice on where to start.
i'm wondering if you would change anything from the advice given to you or was it all successfull.
yours hopefully, shuiLast edited by veggiechicken; 16-01-2015, 02:46 PM.
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Shui - Hello. It might be worth you starting a new thread as this one is quite old. That way people who are in the same situation or have been can give you up to date advice.I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison
Outreach co-ordinator for the Gnome, Pixie and Fairy groups within the Nutters Club.
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Originally posted by shui View Posthi rob,
i,m new to allotments and have just read your question and repies.
i have just got my allotment in quite a state and was looking for advice on where to start.
i'm wondering if you would change anything from the advice given to you or was it all successfull.
yours hopefully, shui
cardboard will do more good.
I have had 3 plots in three years all overgrown the last one OCT 2014 not been touched for 6 or 7 years .
Weeds /brambles /miles of couch grass took 2 hours to dig a sq yard with taking all the pieces of couch roots out.
There was overgrown raspberries /gravel paths/ a tub 3 foot across and 2 foot deep full of stones .I removed 10 barrows of stones/ 6 barrows of gravel. and 5 compost bags of couch roots and weeds
I took pics but you could not see over the weeds all 5 feet high, i have plenty of pics to post before and after.
My solution was in OCT i sprayed with roundup i could not find a bare patch to start digging.
After 2 weeks it was dying after a month NOV i started and i have about 2 yards wide and the width of the plot to finish.
Its been hard but nearly there.
The other 2 plots before were also overgrown and i put black mypex on and left it for 6 months all it did was kill the top.
Stick with the roundup but you will have to wait till it gets warmer.
Cheers Peter
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