newbie seeking help

[dinky_doo]

your package came today thanks a lot gonna get my some more digging done when the rain stops ive found my camera ill try and put some photos on here seeds at preston woolworths are now 20p a pack if

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hi Dinky Doo, glad the package arrived safe and sound. Unfortunately, I rarely get into the town centre, but Woolies sale is a good recommendation for everyone who can get down there. dexterdog

[dinky_doo]

hello here are some photos of my plot
the second pic is the plot next door mine was just like that
got some leeks in now and some lettuce
when carrots are coming up from seed do they look like small blades of grass?

[Squirrel]

Nice pics and well done for all the work you have done!

Carrots - Sort of but soon get a feathery look to them! Could be grass are the blades in a stright line?

[dinky_doo]

hi is visqueen its a membrane used on construction sites suitiable for weed surpression ?

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hi Dinky Doo - the photos are FAB! Wish I'd done the same before I dug over the back garden! Ah well! The plot next to yours - was yours in the same state when you started? You certainly have been working hard - well done!
Thanks to your influence, Im even asking around about plots in south ribble - still at an early stage tho! gotta figure out when Im going to have the time to fit it in!
As for carrots - they look a little like feathers when they start to grow. One idea I used was to plant the seeds in a straight row and put a label at either end then I knew where they were! You could also get a couple of sticks, tie a long piece of string to each and put one stick in each end of the row, then as they grow you can tell where they are.
Watch out for something called carrot fly - its a pest that rears its ugly head sometime in August - but no doubt everyone else will be able to furnish us both with more details.
Keep up the hard work mate, it's lookin good!
Best wishes
Dexterdog

[dinky_doo]

the plot was just like that one in the photo the thistles were as tall as my 7yr old hes nearly 4ft 6in
the kids planted the seeds as neat as they could bless em
had a good 2 hrs digging today back on sunday
have a nice weekend
jason

[dexterdoglancashire]

Nice one Dinky Doo. Don't work too hard. Have a good weekend too. dexterdog

[nick the grief]

Looks a very nice site Dinky, Best of look to you I'm sure the Under gardner in your Avtar will enjoy it there

[dinky_doo]

hi is visqueen (membrane used in the construction industry) suitiable for weed control ??

[nick the grief]

Ground cover

If it's the Black woven stuff - Yes.

We use a product called Teram on our contruction projects & I keep dropping hints like

"Can I have a couple of rolls of that"

But they keep ignoring me I must ask the guys what they do wuith it when they are finished as it would be useful on our lottie site so cover the spare plots we've got.

[FoxHillGardener]

.... it would be useful on our lottie site so cover the spare plots we've got.

Spare sites! send a few of them down here!

[soobeth]

I am i would say mildly experianced so i will beg of you to not grow mint openly within 2 weeks to is likley to spead and smother the existing plants so grow it in a container. and don't chop up perenual weeds they are likley to grow from the exsiting roots left.
Plz reply

[Snadger]

Hi Dinky
Another newbie here. As far as I know visqueen is clear which will be like putting the weeds in a greenhouse! Could be wrong though!

[snohare]

Hey Nick,
I'm not surprised they haven't been handing out Terram to you on the sites. It is a LOT more expensive than normal mulch matting, it is supposed to last twenty five years...I use it in conservation work and so far all they will give me is little scraps about 40cm wide !
I think you will find they bury it under pathways and landscaped areas, so of course if you happen to have a JCB spare some evening...