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Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: storm35 on July 15, 2010, 04:15:58 pm
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I have a huge back garden since moving here it has not beren touched for 3 years, now i started out by using a sythe, and stripping it down, now i have a small space, i have dug it up and theres thousands of weeds and roots, i feel like i am getting nowhere and thats only a small part of the garden, do i have to pull out every single root?
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No spray it with an approved herbicide rake the dead stuff up and burn it.Then hire a small tractor and cultivate the exposed ground. Then you can plant it with leeks and winter brassicas.Then plan next years cropping :farmer:
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No spray it with an approved herbicide rake the dead stuff up and burn it.Then hire a small tractor and cultivate the exposed ground. Then you can plant it with leeks and winter brassicas.Then plan next years cropping :farmer:
Thank you, if i hired a tractor how would i get it here, no idea how they work or how to cultivate lol am not very good at these things lol?
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The firm you hire it from will deliver and some even an opperator :farmer: :wave:
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The firm you hire it from will deliver and some even an opperator :farmer: :wave:
Oh now thats not a bad idea, will see about that, thank you. xx
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This is the joy of this TAS Storm .It has a lot of people that can help and quite a few that offer their services manually as well. Please ask, some one knows and if you look on the directories there are very few that has not had a reply.So whats a ? Some one will know and tell you and more than likely how to use it.All you need do is ask.Don't struggle and then say I didn't like to ask.I know lots about farms and gardens that I have learnt over the last 70 years.I don't know much about compooters I can switch it on and make it write letters on here and Compile and edit video from my camcorder.Being none compooter literate Thats about it :D ??? :D ;D :farmer: :wave:
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This is the joy of this TAS Storm .It has a lot of people that can help and quite a few that offer their services manually as well. Please ask, some one knows and if you look on the directories there are very few that has not had a reply.So whats a ? Some one will know and tell you and more than likely how to use it.All you need do is ask.Don't struggle and then say I didn't like to ask.I know lots about farms and gardens that I have learnt over the last 70 years.I don't know much about compooters I can switch it on and make it write letters on here and Compile and edit video from my camcorder.Being none compooter literate Thats about it :D ??? :D ;D :farmer: :wave:
Thanks Wizard, will find out about a tractor but we have not got much money so if its too expensive i will do it the hard way and maybe get it done in a years time lol.
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Storm Ive just had a brain storm coming back down nicely How about "Bob a Job" or is that something else thats long gone.See if a small ad in the local shop window gets you a labour force.Whats it cost up your way its free in Tesco and Morrison There is a good board in the local post office that reads along these lines Gardener looking for part time work ring ****** and I will call to see the job. So you will place card WANTED part time gardener ring ****** for a meet on site :D :farmer: :wave:
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Storm Ive just had a brain storm coming back down nicely How about "Bob a Job" or is that something else thats long gone.See if a small ad in the local shop window gets you a labour force.Whats it cost up your way its free in Tesco and Morrison There is a good board in the local post office that reads along these lines Gardener looking for part time work ring ****** and I will call to see the job. So you will place card WANTED part time gardener ring ****** for a meet on site :D :farmer: :wave:
Thats a fab idea, as we have the village post office about 4 miles away i can do that, yes thank you, :) Will let you know how i get on xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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You can spray with a herbicide, then cover with black plastic over winter and dig + manure as you go along, or even better, get a couple of fattening pigs (if you are allowed, you will need a holding number), give them small area (and move on after they have thrashed it), they will clear it for you and manure, then plant potatoes or anything else that needs lots of manure next year.
What we did when we first started, was built raised beds, turned over the clods of grass etc, added manure and lots of soil at the top. Worked fine. We started with a couple of beds, (but had a complete layout planned), and have added on beds each year.
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Pigs would be great but not suitable in every occasion..what about old carpet on the top!!!!! leave than the weeds die and are much easier to get rid of.
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My 'gardens' had not been touched in over 7 years. It has taken me a long time to get one in any sort of state for planting. I cleared it with a machete & a strimmer, then cleared small areas & placed tyres above the cleared areas & planted in them. I removed every root & blade of grass.
As I clear an area I dig in lots of cow & horse muck. I wish I could get some sort of tractor in to help me but cos of the position of the garden I can't. The large 'garden' will be cleared enough to get a pig ark & some roaming room & I am gonna let them clear it. That's next year though the way things are going.
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Mick. I hope you are well enough off to afford some good posts and proper pig wire :D There is nowt like a couple of pigs for a dig in and they eat a lot of the roots they dig out as well.Don't give them to big an area at a time Do it like the shepherd folds his sheep.They will quickly have a area cleared for you to work.Well mine always used to.Theres nowt like chasing a couple of Tammys all over the village after coming back from a couple and a good Sunday Lunch cos the electric fencer didn't keep em in ;D :farmer:
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Well the ad has been up for a week now, no replys :( I would love to get a couple of pigs, but the way the garden is, it would all need fenced off, will be quite expensive, i am not working anymore and my partner has a rubbish wage, will take a pic of the garden tomorrow for you and let you all see it, its quite a big garden, went up today and just looked at it and walked away, its too much, wanted it for fruti and veg, so i am giving up slowly lol.
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Don't give up,Storm! Remember the old sayings - 'I love babies but couldn't eat a whole one' and 'slowly, slowly, catchee monkey' Take your garden a bit at a time - I am trying to do that too.
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Don't give up,Storm! Remember the old sayings - 'I love babies but couldn't eat a whole one' and 'slowly, slowly, catchee monkey' Take your garden a bit at a time - I am trying to do that too.
Thank you, i will remember that saying lol, how very true it is. We will get there i guess.
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Don't give up Storm. I look at mine every day & there is times I could very easily turn & run. A little at once works. I know. It has taken me months to get to the position I'm in & I still have so much to do. And that's only one garden, got the large one to sort yet :( I know I'll get there. Just gotta keep at it.
Living where I do Wiz I have some good fencing materials available to me. There is only one side to fence as there are walls on 3 sides. I'm gonna split it into 3 sections though.
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Hey up Annie love I hate Fish - Babes and Italian crap (Pasta) in any order you like Tibetan Cow! ??? :farmer:
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Don't give up Storm. I look at mine every day & there is times I could very easily turn & run. A little at once works. I know. It has taken me months to get to the position I'm in & I still have so much to do. And that's only one garden, got the large one to sort yet :( I know I'll get there. Just gotta keep at it.
Living where I do Wiz I have some good fencing materials available to me. There is only one side to fence as there are walls on 3 sides. I'm gonna split it into 3 sections though.
Thank you, i will get there, but i dont get much done with the weather, its constantly rained up here for days lol.
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Hello Storm Not doing oat just tellin yer.It hasn't rained properly in Grimsby for weeks we had a miserable day last week and it rained 3m/m in my gauge over 2 days .YTV forcast rain for last Sunday Monday Tuesday and yesterday not a drop above 25C horrible and humid horrible.Lots of the farms about here harvesting their barley and the rape is fit to cut.Awful dry is the ground and the sugar beet is gasping as are the potatoes that are not being irrigated so up will go the potato price in the supermarkets They're are scarce you know as their agents unload another boat load from Egypt or some where similar Did you read my post about Tom and the potato buyer last week? ??? The British Government do not want to support the farmers.They appear to want all farms made into play areas to many. ??? :farmer:
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Hello Storm Not doing oat just tellin yer.It hasn't rained properly in Grimsby for weeks we had a miserable day last week and it rained 3m/m in my gauge over 2 days .YTV forcast rain for last Sunday Monday Tuesday and yesterday not a drop above 25C horrible and humid horrible.Lots of the farms about here harvesting their barley and the rape is fit to cut.Awful dry is the ground and the sugar beet is gasping as are the potatoes that are not being irrigated so up will go the potato price in the supermarkets They're are scarce you know as their agents unload another boat load from Egypt or some where similar Did you read my post about Tom and the potato buyer last week? ??? The British Government do not want to support the farmers.They appear to want all farms made into play areas to many. ??? :farmer:
That is shocking about the government eh? You think they would support the farmers.
Well it has rained upon rained here, today is dry, sun comes out of hiding every now and then. Am off for a weeks holiday tomorrow, so will get back to you all next week, will pop on tonight for a bit.
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Have a great time storm Hope you are not rained off Every where bar the Humber Estuary its raining It is clouding over though and some places I am getting reports that they have had enough rain ??? :farmer:
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No rain here & only had a small amount recently. Could do with some though
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Not rained here all day, so watch this space, i bet it pours where we are going and it suns at home lol.
See you all when i get back home, then i need to sort out and ask you things on the chicken front.
Chris xx
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:wave: Enjoy your week away Chris :wave:
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Hello Mick and Chris As I said storm hope it stays nice for you.We had a spot and I do mean a odd spot .Tell you the truth In my yard is a wooden shed it has an equal sided apex roof each side measures some 7ft X12'9" and I have a large bucket a 3 gallon size and I catch the rain? water for the hanging tomatoes baskets. There is approx, without I go and measure 2" in the bucket off that shed roof last night ??? :farmer:
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Are you friendly with a local farmer? :farmer: We are lucky to live next to a dairy farm and he ploughed my veggie garden for me.
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Are you friendly with a local farmer? :farmer: We are lucky to live next to a dairy farm and he ploughed my veggie garden for me.
You took the words out of my mouth (well fingers anyway) This what I did too. You then have a big blank canvas, without all the hassle.
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Hello folks, well back from holiday, we had a day of rain, the rest of the week was ok, we had 1 day where it was really hot, we all had a lovely time.
We live on a farm, but i am not sure if they would do the back for us, i have asked them how i go about doing it, but never offered, so i dont want to ask them.
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Hey Storm. If you don't ask you don't get. I'm a little cheeky with the farmer that owns my place & ask for all sorts of things :) I have repaired & painted a couple of things for him in return though. :) I am just sorting out some pictures. I will open a new post then you can see the work I've got to come & the work I've done.