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No Dig Cultivation
6 November 2012, 15:47, (This post was last modified: 6 November 2012, 15:51 by Prepper1.)
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RE: No Dig Cultivation
I've just took on two half allotments separated by about 25 yards or so...
One at the bottom of a hill that floods in heavy rain, well when I say flood its heavy clay oil so it just sits there.
This plot Ive just started to build up using leaves and extra top soil. By looking at it, it'll need at leat another 60 bags of top soil, leaves or manure to build it up to the required level then bobs your uncle.
Its covered with a poly tunnel this plot to help keep it less wet... so I plan on growing toms, peppers. etc in it. stuff that likes a bit of warm maybe even some veg, well see how it goes as theres still loads of work to do on this one.My other half plot is in better nick, I've just leveled the beds out as it was all piled up to one side, so dug it all over while I was at it. so hopefully now I can build it up with leaves, horse manure etc...
I could do with an extra long hoe so I don't have to stand on the soil and flatten it.
With it being clay soil that's all it takes for the rain to start pooling.
this new plot is a hell of a lot better than the poly tunneled one, better maintained by the last keeper.
Its just one huge plot at the minute separated by two small apple trees and a blackberry patch.
Oh and a semi rotten shed!!! mind it keeps the rain off so cant complain...
I tried to be normal once.... Worst two minutes of my life...
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No Dig Cultivation - by PrepperJohn - 6 November 2012, 12:41
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by Tartar Horde - 6 November 2012, 14:58
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by PrepperJohn - 6 November 2012, 15:03
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by Tartar Horde - 6 November 2012, 15:12
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by Prepper1 - 6 November 2012, 15:47
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by T-oddity - 6 November 2012, 17:51
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by Tibbs735 - 6 November 2012, 23:31
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by T-oddity - 7 November 2012, 17:12
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by bigpaul - 7 November 2012, 18:01
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by Tartar Horde - 10 November 2012, 12:45
RE: No Dig Cultivation - by Tibbs735 - 10 November 2012, 17:55

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