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Old 24-02-2009, 16:32   #1
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Today was Day 1 of my Lotty

The weather has broke & the ground is perfect for a spot of digging so today I lined my boot with plastic, Chucked my boots & fork in the back & loaded myself & a flask in the car & went off up my allotment

First thing to do is dig over my beds marking them out as i go & removing all the big stones. Took around 2 hours to get this far just using my fork, The beds are around 5ft wide & the width of my plot.



You can see some of the rocks I found, I'm using them as markers at the mo.
If there's some interest I will keep this thread updated & eventually post my produce
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Old 24-02-2009, 16:33   #2
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Nice one there dude.

Look forward to the results.
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Old 24-02-2009, 17:08   #3
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Look forward to the results.
And some free spuds
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Old 24-02-2009, 17:14   #4
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Planning any "herbs" ?
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Old 24-02-2009, 17:32   #5
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Well done, a lot of work for only 2 hours!
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Old 25-02-2009, 00:08   #6
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What are you going to grow then? And can I have some please?
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Old 25-02-2009, 01:06   #7
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Plan is to dig some well rotted horse manure in, There is a local source of some that is so old it doesn't even smell, poifect.
Me early tattys will go in first follwed by some onions, Greens wise it'll be cabbages & sprouts & maybe some runner & broad beans as well, No garlic though I Hate the stuff. I will have a small herb patch though for my mint for my tattys.
Other than that I don't really know & am doing some reading & asking about on the plot.
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Old 25-02-2009, 01:08   #8
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Bury your mint in a pot or it'll take over.

(That's my only gardening tip)
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Old 26-02-2009, 04:11   #9
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For once that man talks sense!
It happens now and again, sadly not too often lol
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Old 26-02-2009, 11:46   #10
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That's a pretty decent size plot you got there. I'm impressed. The soil looks like it'll benefit from that manure, looks really full of sand and clay.
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