Oh my god Ii seem to have opened up a right can of worms - at least those
that have survivied the chemicals!

Thanks for everyones help and advice - I now need to go away and think
about it and plan my plan of attack when I'm able to get up there all day on
Friday. Have removed some small dead trees and some decaying bushes ready
for a bonfire - not even sure if that is safe now!
Will strim the high grass me thinks, add to the fire and then see how the
land lies so to speak. Would rather not use chemicals and some posters are
correct in why rush but need to get things ready for planting next spring -
maybe a rough rotovate and then leave ready to gently dig over later?

There's a lot of resources here (as well as on the forum): try
clicking on "methods of cultivation" and then "clearing a new
allotment". The "basics" section on the forum is usually full of
newbie allotmenteers, often asking this very question...
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joom...iki/Itemid,61/
Ditto
http://www.allotment.org.uk/articles..._Allotment.php
and
http://www.moonbells.com/advice/Allo...nt_manual.html
though the latter is very much work-in-progress and is missing the
photos needed to identify a lot of the weeds!


jane

Chiltern Hills, 140m above sea level.

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!