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Old 16-03-2009, 10:50 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"Pete C" wrote
You may recall (or not) how it looked originally.....
http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/plot2/plot2
Here it is this afternoon.....
http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/plot3/plot3

A few weeks back, with the plot under water, I was resigned to not
planting this year. However, I'll get some tattys in soon, and whatever
else I can clear space for.
The flooding appears to be because we are at a natural low point in the
area, and with the wet winter, the water table just rose to ground level.
You can see scaffold poles in the pics....I pulled one up yesterday, and
the hole filled with water to about 6" below the surface. Neighbour tried
digging a drainage trench, but that won't work. Just have to make the most
of it.
WANTED......... 7'x5' shed, 1.0 -1.5 KVA generator, rotovator..........all
cheap......... anyone? LOL

Cleared some tiny patches in my garden Sunday, and put in a first sowing
of peas. Gonna do some tattys in bags (thanks Val) and maybe some runners.
Sometimes think I should have had a career in gardening......just love it!


Very sensible using paving slabs as a path, no weed refuge (or grass path as
it's called).
If you aren't going to use all the land and you can get those brambles down
to grass height and then keep mowing them so they can't grow you will see
the back of them permanently by next winter.

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Regards
Bob Hobden