Originally posted by taff
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Re time on the lottie, I took a considerable amount of time setting up and am still not 100% there. Think I had about 2 weeks off work the first year and now take a week every spring plus a few other days here and there. Will be up there at least one evening a week when it's light enough although that is mainly harvesting. Will also probably do about a day and a half at weekends but it does vary. Really need to get on top of the paths this weekend and have a couple of beds in need of urgent attention or the plants will get covered. However many of these jobs can be done as and when, the more important bit is getting it in a fit state to start with. It's easy to underestimate how quickly grass and weeds take over. One of the plots on our site was very productive the year before last but not taken as much care of last year due to ill heath. The plot holder gave it up at Christmas so it really only had one year of partial care. The couple who took it over seemed to think it had been abandonned for decades and were shocked to discover this wasn't the case. They came up twice in about April / May and cleared a bit but haven't been seen since but at least it's not their plot which has been fly tipped on which is true of one of the other unused plots.
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