Hi all I need a load of help.

Welcome Eddie and good luck with the new allotment. Loads of info on here that helped me when I started and if you can't find it using search then ask away, most of them don't bite

best advice I'd say is clear a bit of ground on your new plot and try to get something planted in it - no need to try to do everything at once

Also decided where your paths and other fixed things like a compost heap will be - the rest is your growing area.

Finally make friends with your nearby gardeners - if you all grow some plants from seed then you'll all have some to swap with each other and it'll make the work a bit less and more enjoyable.

Hi and welcome, Eddie. I've just had a look at the photos on the other thread you've started. I don't know if those kind of conditions are normal or not in the UK, so I'll let others comment on that. Must say I wouldn't like dealing with the corpses of chickens that died who knows when. Perhaps showing a full set of photos (including the chickens) to whoever has offered you the allotment might help you get a rent reduction.

Meanwhile, take it slow and steady, a bit at a time, and you'll get there. A plan is a good idea, but if you're anything like me (and quite a few others on here), you'll change your mind as you get more experience. I have defined beds but not raised ones with wooden walls, just earth mounded up at the side. This would make it easier (and cheaper) to get started at least. Just do a rough division and get a bit cleared for planting things like overwintering onions, garlic and maybe some broad beans if you like them. There are autumn and winter lettuce you can grow too. Spinach, chard, all kinds of things. People on here will be able to give you loads of advice. Just don't try and do it all at once. A bit at a time and get some plants in to motivate you to carry on.

If you have access to loads of cardboard and muck, they can be very useful. Clear the worst of the weeds, cover the soil as deep as you can with cardboard and well-rotted muck and compost and plant through that. No need even to dig.

Good luck. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

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