Little Weed wrote:
Hi all
i have just taken on an allotment, surrounded by books, magazines,
offers of "good advice". trouble is - how do I start? I have the option
of a strimmer, a chainsaw or a flame thrower Definately a case of
can't see the soil for the undergrowth! I'm really up for making a good
job of this but don't need to make heavy work of it unnecessarily - any
ideas?
LW

Yep, don't use a rotovator because that just digs the weeks back in.
Sounds like a mammoth task but if it were me I'd take it slow and dig
weeds up by hand over a period of time, give yourself plenty of time
and plan carefully ready for next year. Be patient, which I know isn't
always easy. Give it a good dig once the weeds are all out. I usually
do this in the Autumn and then in about Feb I dig it over again whilst
digging in fertilizer or manure. split it into four sections so you
can do crop rotation, some think it's important and some don't. It
works for me anyhow.

Have fun and don't do too much at once :-)

Gail