I have just taken on a new allotment which was ploughed in the spring of this year then left until the weeds, thistles etc were chest high. It was then strimmed and sprayed and the weeds are just about dead now. I have noticed that there are new green shoots coming up, however, so I need to decide what to do with it now before we are back to square one.
My original plan was to get it ploughed again or rotovated, then cover it with black plastic, so I could uncover and work on it a bit at a time. I hope to build raised beds and add manure/compost etc as and when I get time over the autumn and winter.
Is this the best thing to do? Or should I just cover it now and leave it until early spring then do the ploughing/rotovating? I quite like the idea of doing it a bit at a time but don't want to make more work than is necessary.
In case it makes any difference, the soil is quite sandy and free-draining.
Any guidance gratefully received!
Thanks
My original plan was to get it ploughed again or rotovated, then cover it with black plastic, so I could uncover and work on it a bit at a time. I hope to build raised beds and add manure/compost etc as and when I get time over the autumn and winter.
Is this the best thing to do? Or should I just cover it now and leave it until early spring then do the ploughing/rotovating? I quite like the idea of doing it a bit at a time but don't want to make more work than is necessary.
In case it makes any difference, the soil is quite sandy and free-draining.
Any guidance gratefully received!
Thanks
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