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Here is my new plot it is the 6th plot along from bottom left. The 'dot' in the middle of the plot is two large compost bins made of pallets, excellent no need to re-invent the wheel!

Also on the plot is a large bench (needs a face lift!), three raised beds (empty) two dalek compost bins with spade and fork in them, sandy soil and lots of grass but no (as yet) signs of brambles.

My plot starts from the large bush/tree that you can see right and top left of the compost bins and ends at the hedges left and just before the ploughed field.

A couple of (not very good) shots....

This is approx one quarterish of the size:



The old bench that's in need of a facelift (nice roots Piskie!!):



This shows almost the length of the plot with the compost bins being somewhere centralish



Lot's to do

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Suzie

not to over run tho!

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totally mad on growing veg and keeping bantams!!!!

No brambles that's good. Bet you soon have it sorted.

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That looks like a litte fruit tree there - is that on your plot too?

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Yes tis on mine

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Suzie

Not in bad nick for the time of the year. You'll soon have it licked!

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Good time of year to get it too - time to make a start before the growing starts in earnest! Well done!

Ooohhhh.... just lookit all that space

Raised beds already made, daleks ready to be filled

And a bench! I keep telling Mr OWG we need a bench in the garden for me to rest on too

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Oh yes, having somewhere to sit at the lottie has to be a priority in 'your' shed space I have a couple of folding canvas type seats, not sure if the bench will hold up to my weight

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Who's the midget?



* ducks...

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Fantastic Piskie! A lovely project to get your teeth in too at your new pad. Well done. Can't wait to see how you get on.

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Bernie aka DDL

Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things

That be a genuuiiine Piskie that be

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Suzie

Congratulations, maid! Looks like just enough work to be satisfying, but not so much that you feel overwhelmed. I'm really pleased for ya!

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Congratulations!

Looks fab, chuffed to bits for you!

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Thought so! Aways a pleasure to meet someone of restricted height like mesel!

Lottie looks encouraging - is it bigger or smaller than your current plot?

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How lovely! How did you get one so quickly?

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Tis about half as big again as the current plot

I asked the very nice man at the Parish Council

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Suzie

Cor- that really is fantastic!!!...when can you start????

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I have paid and signed for it - so as soon as I can get moved up there The plan is to take all the stuff the removal men won't take on 23 April with them following on behind on 7 May

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Suzie

looks good, dont forget we'll need pics to monitor your progress

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congrats looks great

Very pleased for you it looks great...now to find a friendly local with a tractor or Rotavator and buy them a beer.

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Paul

oh, I hadn't thought of doing that - do you think that is the best way to go?

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Suzie

Nar, Piskie - you don't know what is in your lottie - you need to work with it for a while before you go into blitz it mode.

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Agree with Jeanie . You don't want to be chopping up bits of couch grass or horsetail , that'd just make it worse. Section off areas and go over them one by one , and covering them as well .

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Member of the Queen of Baking and Parsnip Appreciation Societies

Certainly takes the backache out of it!...however I'm afraid like with so many things...the hard way is the best way.

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Paul

It's going to be a slowish year this first one anyway - what with moving at a time when all things should be full-steam ahead, so I guess I can wait to see what unfolds. Fingers crossed nothing evil shows up!

My first plan is to get the raised beds down on the lottie, I had always used these in military properties because is never there long enough to get the (always clay!) soil improved.

It's not the cheapest way but it is the quickest in terms of getting going.

I have several bags of home-grown compost to throw into them along with the Bedfordshire sandy loam

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