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Hi all,
I finally got to see my lottie plot for the first time today - its V big! Unfortunately it was tamping down with rain so I didn't dare get out my precious camera, but the allotment manager pointed out that there are already raspberries, a couple of rather sorry looking curly kales, some strawberries and some potatoes. The plot was only given up in march, but already the weeds have a good strong hold. The manager sprayed the empty beds last week, but left those that had crops in. The weeds include dandelions and couch grass, and I need to know how to get rid of them without damaging the crops? Should I just hoe the tops off for now or risk digging them up and disturbing the roots of the rasps etc?
Also, the potatoes and kale don't look very healthy, in my very humble opinion. The kale is yellow mostly and the potatoes are tiny compared to other plots, without any earthing up around them. Do you think I should leave them and see what develops or empty the bed now in order to plant something else?
There are many other questions, but i won't bombard you all with them in one go! Thanks guys!
Sarah
I finally got to see my lottie plot for the first time today - its V big! Unfortunately it was tamping down with rain so I didn't dare get out my precious camera, but the allotment manager pointed out that there are already raspberries, a couple of rather sorry looking curly kales, some strawberries and some potatoes. The plot was only given up in march, but already the weeds have a good strong hold. The manager sprayed the empty beds last week, but left those that had crops in. The weeds include dandelions and couch grass, and I need to know how to get rid of them without damaging the crops? Should I just hoe the tops off for now or risk digging them up and disturbing the roots of the rasps etc?
Also, the potatoes and kale don't look very healthy, in my very humble opinion. The kale is yellow mostly and the potatoes are tiny compared to other plots, without any earthing up around them. Do you think I should leave them and see what develops or empty the bed now in order to plant something else?
There are many other questions, but i won't bombard you all with them in one go! Thanks guys!
Sarah
Thats the best stuff for getting rid of weeds!
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