I'm not going to lie to prospective allotmenteers, the first few days on a new plot are bloody hard work! Mine had been rotovated which makes it look all nice and tidy but in fact means that all the weeds have just been cut into millions of tiny pieces, the majority of which will re-grow at a rapid rate given half a chance. So, the first day on the plot was spent digging and removing root after root after root, all by hand. We quickly realised it was a never ending battle. We were never going to get them all out so in the end we decided to cover the lot in weed suppressing fabric and plant though it. This at least meant we could get started straight away and not miss the boat on getting in certain crops that need to be planted early.
So, we marked our beds out (with wood chip paths inbetween for ease of access for weeding etc), got the end two beds covered and planted broad beans and raspberries through holes we cut in the fabric. Our patch of field was finally starting to look like a proper plot!
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