Today's Jobs
 

Nick has decided that the 'patio' area next to the shed on the allotment
needs sorting out. He does have a habit of picking the least urgent thing
to concentrate on, unfortunately. :-(

So today he has cleared and lifted the flags that are already there,
rotorvated under it, we've dug it out to about 6" below the surrounding
height, filled* it with rubble, then the plan is to put weed blanket down,
replace the flags, and ... well, he has Plans. I'm dubious, but hey ho.

And whilst that was happening, the boys and I have cleared out all the
remnants in their raised bed (which I kept stealing last year, but this year
it's meant to be All Theirs) - marigolds still in flower removed, weeds
removed, potatoes that I didn't even know were there dug up, some leeks
removed, and a load of Accidental Garlic taken out. Wasn't sure whether to
poo it and cover, or re-plant the garlic, but in the end i put the garlic
back in (yep, I'm 'stealing' their bed again!!)

Started cutting down the raspberries, but didn't get very far. But did
manage to weed out some twitch and blackberries that were taking over there.

I'm a bit tired now. (Nick is in the bath)

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Today's Jobs
 

Disposing of twitch/couch grass
 

Nick has done some more of the patio, and I have rescued the very first bit
of allotment that i ever dug out which has long since turned into a huge
weed patch.

Speaking of which ...

I have a whole compost bin full of non-compostables, such as couch grass and
dandelions. What's the best way of disposing?

I think drowning has been suggested, which is ok for nettles, but I'm
concerned that the twitch, being as it is, won't rot properly in water and
will just grow again if allowed to.

Disposing of twitch/couch grass
 

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Nick has done some more of the patio, and I have rescued the very first
bit
of allotment that i ever dug out which has long since turned into a huge
weed patch.

Speaking of which ...

I have a whole compost bin full of non-compostables, such as couch grass
and
dandelions. What's the best way of disposing?

I think drowning has been suggested, which is ok for nettles, but I'm
concerned that the twitch, being as it is, won't rot properly in water and
will just grow again if allowed to.

Bonfire
Black Bin Bags and your Public Dump
Black Bin Bags, turn upside down and leave them behind the shed for a year.
Depending on your council. ................... Dustbin

We dispose of ours as we get them into the weekly dustbin collection.

Mike



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I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

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Disposing of twitch/couch grass
 

On 23 Jan 2012 12:03:41 GMT, wrote:

Nick has done some more of the patio, and I have rescued the very first bit
of allotment that i ever dug out which has long since turned into a huge
weed patch.

Speaking of which ...

I have a whole compost bin full of non-compostables, such as couch grass and
dandelions. What's the best way of disposing?

I think drowning has been suggested, which is ok for nettles, but I'm
concerned that the twitch, being as it is, won't rot properly in water and
will just grow again if allowed to.

Leave it out in the sun (!) to dry thoroughly then burn if you can,
else dump as Mike says.

Pam in Bristol

Today's Jobs
 

Pruned the raspberries down to ground level, weeded them out half way along
the patch.

Not sure if I'll have killed a load of them by fiddling around with their
roots when they're thinking about starting to grow. :-/ But there was a
lot of twitch in there. NO idea how to keep it out, cos it's growing in
from the path, and there's no space to put a trench/wall.

Meant to spend the day planting seeds, but haven't found them yet. Nick has
laid some more of his allotment patio!