New allotment-Finally gettin somewhere!!!

[krazy_krok]

Following on from my previous post, i've made quite some progress. 1st i got 100m of weed membrane off ebay and layed out my paths(only £30 delivered!). Then i had a fire with a few mates and some beers and cleared all the weeds and wood that i'd gathered. There was loads but we stayed till bout half 11 and the lot was cleared, quality night would recomend for clearing rubbish and having a great laugh. Got two sheds from B & Q for £75 each 6x6 in the sale, bargain! Now i'm gonna repair the chicken run and build the sheds, one for me and one for the chucks.

Gonna rotovate my beds now i've marked them out on the deepest setting. Then i'm going to mulch some with manure which i might cover over with the leftover membrane??? The manure will be fresh will this rot down in time for spring and should i dig it in at spring? Also some beds i'll use green manure. been looking at field beans and rye grass, are these good? are there better? Do i dig in the lot at spring or chop down and dig in just the roots? What veg best follows the different types?

All help, advice and ideas on these matters and any others would be greatly appreciated

Cheers, here take a quick peek

[Stacey Steve]

Nothing quite like a good bonfire and I bet the beers were good as well.

[zazen999]

I don't use manure myself, so someone else will have to advise there.

Green manure; just chop with the spade as you did it in. foliage, roots the lot.

for rotating crops, just don't follow one with another of the same family. Google crop rotation for loads of guidance on what to follow what.

I'd decide which bed/s you are having roots veg in though - which is onions, carrots, parsnips; and don't put any manure/green manure on that at all. Otherwise, you'll end up with all foliage, small root veg and carrots will fork like crazy. You can get some overwintering onions/shallots/ garlic in now as well. I'd pop that load of ash on the root crop veg myself and dig it in, they love it.

[Two_Sheds]

Got two sheds ...for £75

some would say you was robbed

[Snadger]

some would say you was robbed

Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!