tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post5885056305770508953..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Controlling weeds part two - vegetablesSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47484698171683465292016-11-24T05:53:15.650+00:002016-11-24T05:53:15.650+00:00The weed control method is really working well! So...The weed control method is really working well! Soon there will be more harvest for us to see! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14290031462296296832016-11-23T17:50:08.031+00:002016-11-23T17:50:08.031+00:00We usually buy the w.c.f. from Amazon, CaroWe usually buy the w.c.f. from Amazon, CaroSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8114032860533065632016-11-23T16:54:06.201+00:002016-11-23T16:54:06.201+00:00Excellent detailed post, Sue. My mind was conside...Excellent detailed post, Sue. My mind was considering all sorts of possibilities for the beds up at my shared allotment. Good point that slugs love a bit of wood for shelter; I'm not replacing raised beds when they start to rot, no point in giving slugs a helping hand! Where do you buy your 100g w.c.f?Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78279249689611697002016-11-22T23:13:27.448+00:002016-11-22T23:13:27.448+00:00It's called sharing, Jayne 😉It's called sharing, Jayne 😉Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-35820972137278080182016-11-22T23:12:18.588+00:002016-11-22T23:12:18.588+00:00It's been one of our best moves, Dina.It's been one of our best moves, Dina.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87509970476137008482016-11-22T23:11:21.843+00:002016-11-22T23:11:21.843+00:00Speak to, Martyn, Roger.Speak to, Martyn, Roger.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50402882420820371792016-11-22T23:10:29.057+00:002016-11-22T23:10:29.057+00:00The wood is just temporary until we cover with mul...The wood is just temporary until we cover with mulch, Margaret. The mulch is then incorporated into the soil later.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-60015923719260787492016-11-22T23:05:52.264+00:002016-11-22T23:05:52.264+00:00It really has made a huge difference for us CJ esp...It really has made a huge difference for us CJ especially as at one time we had to chose between weeding and picking fruit.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24875470852100195552016-11-22T23:03:20.245+00:002016-11-22T23:03:20.245+00:00We just want time to do both, David. It's work...We just want time to do both, David. It's working just fine.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40320386309139039362016-11-22T17:01:30.394+00:002016-11-22T17:01:30.394+00:00A lot of great ideas Sue, I am sure I will nick a ...A lot of great ideas Sue, I am sure I will nick a couple of them in the future :)Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68268081424754639712016-11-22T16:24:47.289+00:002016-11-22T16:24:47.289+00:00One of these days I'll get that fabric for my ...One of these days I'll get that fabric for my veggie patch, it certainly does the trick!xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46956244005952800002016-11-22T16:05:44.911+00:002016-11-22T16:05:44.911+00:00You will yet go no till.
I have ben a fan of plast...You will yet go no till.<br />I have ben a fan of plastic mulches ever since a colleague planted a conifer border forty years ago.at Askham Bryan<br />It was really good but eventually went the way of most dwarf conifers and made a forest. It came out at the millennium.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5550577133374266952016-11-22T14:42:51.928+00:002016-11-22T14:42:51.928+00:00On such a large plot, I can imagine the time saved...On such a large plot, I can imagine the time saved each year by using the fabric and your plants seem to really enjoy it!<br /><br />When I need to hold edges of fabric or plastic down, I use rebar - not sure if it's call that as well in the UK. It has the benefit of the bamboo poles as it's skinny and long but it's heavy enough to hold down the edges without the need for pegs, etc.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87353397553725926232016-11-22T11:58:28.621+00:002016-11-22T11:58:28.621+00:00A really interesting post. I've covered the al...A really interesting post. I've covered the allotment this autumn, and now I have the fabric I think I shall plant through it next year as well. I already have strawberries planted through it, and it's been brilliant.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61504782144676706092016-11-22T11:05:22.985+00:002016-11-22T11:05:22.985+00:00I am starting to adopt your method of weed suppres...I am starting to adopt your method of weed suppression using identical membrane I have started with strawberries and will continue in the spring in much the same way I hate weeding when the weather is fine I would sooner be out and about with my camera I assume you feel much the same wayDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.com