"Martin Heames" wrote in message
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Hi,
The best thing to do this time of year is cover over the areas you are
not
using with matting, black bags what ever you can get your hans on.
Then wait
till it's time to dig over usually in the autumn ensuring you pull any
weed
roots along the way.
Works for me every time :-)

Please do not use chemicals remember you are growing edible crops and
think
of your neighbours growing and groaning after scoffing your peas and
beansin the next plot!

Martin
www.thegardenspider.com

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Good thinking!,- the neighbours' growing kids have Human Rights you
know,and they could get anasty belly-ache from scoffing your raw
carrots, peas etc. They could enter your allotment,and so long as they
don't break in they could pitch a belltent and live there as squatters
if they like and there's sweet b'-all you or anyone elses can do about
it.
Doug.
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"dirt dibbler" wrote in message
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Having taken on an overgrown allotment this season, i have been
fighting
back a forest of weeds all year.
The problem seems to have got out of control over the last month & i
now
have a wall-to-wall carpet of weeds.
I feel like blitzing the whole lot with weedkiller in the autumn,
can
anyone
offer advice on what the best time
of year would be to do this & possibly the best chemical to use?

thanks

DD