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Preparing the ground for a new vegetable plot

solargain · 2015-01-25 09:34:13

I have a bit of rough ground that was not touched in years , I would like to plant up with vegetables. How should I go about it I can get a load of dung off the local farmer if I want it

25-01-2015 10:34am

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I have a bit of rough ground that was not touched in years , I would like to plant up with vegetables. How should I go about it
I can get a load of dung off the local farmer if I want it

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solargain wrote: »

I have a bit of rough ground that was not touched in years , I would like to plant up with vegetables. How should I go about it
I can get a load of dung off the local farmer if I want it

Strim it as bare as possible now. Cover the bare ground with a thick coat of newspaper or clean cardboard and put
out about 4 to 6 inches of dung on it. Then cover with 8 inches of loose straw or 1200 gauge black plastic. It will be ready for planting when the ground warms up. Usually late April or early May.

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