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tahir

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 6:14 pm Post subject:
Thats a lot easier than lifting the turf, as long as it rots down in that time.

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 6:26 pm Post subject:

I'm all for easy

The soil is pretty deep, and has been cultivated in the past - so I think I may just go for it. Although those turf cutters do look like fun......we have an excellent tool hire place in Cirencester, which is quite well geared to agricultural stuff, in fact I may be able to hire it on the farmer's account, which may make it a bit cheaper.

Will it be OK to prepare the beds now do you think, and then erect the polytunnels in early spring?

tahir

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 6:29 pm Post subject:
You're better waiting till later if you're removing the turf as this'll mean that less weed seed settles on the compost, November would be a good time to do it. If you're leaving the turf I'd imagine the sooner the better to get it rotting

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 6:32 pm Post subject:
Thanks for you help Tahir and mrutty, that's very useful information. I guess my decision will rest on the availability and cost of turf cutters

mrutty

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 6:51 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

You're better waiting till later if you're removing the turf as this'll mean that less weed seed settles on the compost, November would be a good time to do it. If you're leaving the turf I'd imagine the sooner the better to get it rotting

Agreed.

Mind you if you shouldn't get any new deep root weeds as the grass layer should stop them a bit

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 7:16 pm Post subject:
Still might be worth covering it in plastic or carpet or something - I find my lovely fluffy dug beds compact mysteriously over the winter (I think its the rain) They stay fairly fluffy if I cover them (or maybe it just keeps the dogs off. I never thought of the bonus harvest with musroom compost - I'm definitely getting some, ASAP.

mrutty

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 7:24 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

I find my lovely fluffy dug beds compact mysteriously over the winter (I think its the rain)

Try adding a crop of mustard as it helps with the 'fluffy' and is green muck as well.

tahir

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 8:01 pm Post subject:
I've never had particularly fluffy beds.

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 8:03 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I've never had particularly fluffy beds.

You just aint lived then have you mate

tahir

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 06 8:03 pm Post subject:

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