Fertiliser helps boost and break up the soil, so it’s worth investing time and effort into this bit. This can be horse or chicken manure, commercial pellets or a soil conditioning compost, the choice is yours. The majority of soils benefit from added organic matter. You can hire them but after two hiring sessions, it’s probably cheaper to get your own. If it’s too much for you, think about buying a rotavator.
If the plot is unkempt then do a double dig – that’s two lengths of your spade into the ground. If you don’t like the no-dig method, old-fashioned soil-turning is excellent exercise. No dig gardening is becoming a fashionable way to grow plants and it’s certainly easier on the back! You can plant directly into this without digging over. Then, cover the weed-free area with a thick layer of organic matter at least 4cms in depth. If so, lay black polythene or plastic over the plot to kill weeds, this could a take a few weeks or months depending on how overgrown things are. Unless of course, you fancy the no dig option. If you have helpful children offer them a penny per stone and provide snacks! Keep any picked stones as they make good sturdy pathways or drainage for herb gardens or containers. The more you remove now, the easier life is later. Stone-picking and digging up weeds are without a doubt the most boring garden tasks, but it makes a huge difference to the quality of what you’re able to grow. Hire or buy a turf cutter to make the job easy, but if you’re energetic you can slice off squares of turf with a sharp spade. On newly created allotment sites you may have to remove turf.
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There’s nothing like the satisfaction of free plants. Dig them out and pop them in a pot of compost until you’re ready to plant them out again. It’s worth keeping an eye out for previous plot holder’s perennial plants as you cut back, such as fruit bushes or strawberries runners. Poke about in the grass before you begin, make noise and go slowly – give the wildlife a chance to escape. This includes hedgehogs, frogs, grass snakes, toads and so many others, so don’t just hit it with a strimmer because they cause horrific injuries. This smothers them, cuts out light and deprives them of water so your job will be less back-breaking.īear in mind that wildlife that will take up residence in the long grass and overgrown greenery. If you’re offered a plot in winter, or you’re in no rush, try laying cardboard or polythene over weedy areas. Keep your safety gear on and work your way through the tangle steadily but surely. If the allotment plot is overgrown you might need loppers, a strimmer, a good pair of secateurs and a garden shredder to tackle it. Wear sturdy shoes and gloves for this job Cut Back The Plants
Clear the Rubbishīefore you put blades and spades anywhere near the greenery you may have to get rid of broken glass, metals, netting and the previous allotment holder’s junk. If you have a really messy allotment you may have to spend this year clearing the site to get it in tip-top condition.
I’m not going to lie, it’ll be hard work so do some lunges and stretch your back. It’s pretty unlikely, and you’re more likely to find an unkempt plot that’s overgrown and uncared for. The dream scenario of a beautifully kept plot that’s been manured, dug and cared for, there’s running water and a small watertight shed all for you. You could be faced with several scenarios. For the sake of sanity let’s assume you have an allotment assigned to you and you’re heading over. In some areas, there’s plenty of space, but in others, the waiting list is 20 years. First off the block is actually getting an allotment.
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