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Things to plant in mid June on the allotment.
"David Hill" wrote...
David.WE.Roberts wrote: After being pressured by a couple of old timers on the allotment to start frantically digging and planting last year when we took the allotment on, we still have loads of perennial weeds, mainly docks, grass and nettles. This year I am going to do what I intended to do last year - that is clean out all the weeds using Glyphosphate and wait long enough for the seeds to start germinating again and zap them a second time. Hopefully this will then give me the chance to dig over and plant without constantly back tracking to attack the perennials which are popping up again. First spraying day today - that is first day with little enough wind for it to be safe to spray, and also warm enough that everything is growing actively. If I treat again in a week or so when I can see the bits I missed in the first pass, I could have the majority of the weeds knocked back by the beginning of June. At that point I could start digging over and raking out and waiting for the next rush of germination. So probably no chance of planting anything out until mid June. So - what can I think about planting out then to crop before the end of November or after the end of January? Regrettably not potatoes - I am on a permanent low carbohydrate diet so the main crop used for bringing land back in production is no good to us. Cheers Dave R I wouldn't use Glyphosate (Round-up) more than once in a season. After hitting your weed crop go ahead and dig about 3 weeks after spraying, then when you get a flush of weed seedlings, either hoe or if you must spray then use something like Weedol which is a contact killer and you can go ahead and plant a day or two later. I find that spraying in the evening gives better results as the spray doesn't fry so fast and seems to get into the plants better, also the wind tends to drop in the evening. If you do have any lurking perennial weeds then either spot treat them or better dig them out by hand. I agree, hit them once and then in three weeks they will be totally dead including the roots so you can dig certain that the old weeds are dead. Like David I'm not sure you need to re-apply glyphosate on seedlings, they are what a decent hoe is for. I use mine for the first ten minutes of every visit to the plot to clear any newly emerged weeds and any I've missed last time. Something like the Wolf Garten Push Pull weeder (the smaller of the two) with a handle to suit your height. http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/mu...ll-weeder-10cm Used correctly, back and forth, it's self sharpening too and is used both at the RHS Wisley and at Kew Gardens. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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