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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

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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

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

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

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

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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.

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Spare sites! send a few of them down here!

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.
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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!

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...

hello have dug over roughly half the plot planted some keeks and some onions yippee

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Well done-good feeling eh??

Nice one DD! Just take your time and you'll get there in the end. DDL

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the feeling is good once at first when i started i didnt seem to notice any diference when i dug but now just a little dug out makes al the difference
cheeres guys
jason

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well done Dinkydoo!

I have nearly finished digging mine, all except one corner! This weekend I planted some raspberries, blackcurants, redcurrants, strawberries, and gooseberries: marked out my plan, sorted all the stuff we've found to recycle into frames etc, planted my onions and garlic - can't believe how different it looks from 2 weeks ago!

It is such a good feeling to look at what you've achieved isn't it!
good luck with yours!

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having just started to clear my lottie which if this weather keeps up is gonna take ages, i'm hoping to have a 10ft patch dug out by sunday OH and weather willing, do you think it will be ok to plant straight away onions and garlic? any advice

Definitely go for it. Rake it as fine as you can get it. This will give you something to watch over through the winter. Remember to keep the onions weed free as they hate competition and will not grow as well if they're swamped with weeds. Good luck.

by sunday OH and weather willing,
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