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Total Allotment Time: 2 & 1/2 hrsPrinciple Tasks: Lightly forking over soil newly exposed from under plastic sheeting to remove any remaining weed roots as in recent posts. Watering plants in pots. Grubbing up phacelia green manure from temporary growing area.
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Tim, the heat-wave we're currently going through is not so good for the garden , it's beginning to leave it's mark on a lot of plants, with the grass turning yellow and the flowers are blooming aut to soon.My garden is not looking wel to .Tim for the sowing grass seed (late August) can you do that not later in oktober or so ? I did it and oktober 3 years ago.
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Nice work Tim - the plot looks verry nice.
Cheers Jimmy. I do prefer the look and feel of grass (being something of an aesthetic at heart) but, yes, the advantages of a non-living alternative (chipped-bark, crushed shell, etc.) are legion, and I certainly will appreciate the extra 'pot-standing' space.
The apples on the communal trees nearby me (there are two for plot holders to share) are almost ripe, so I'll use them as a start :o)
The organic matter on the surface of the soil under the plastic (the remains of the grass mainly) has almost entirely disappeared, leaving only soil which I suspect has little or no humus content (I keep meaning to take up a glass jar to test it). I'll indeed mulch (and possibly double-dig - I suspect 'pans' in places) when I come to make the permanent beds (hopefully) this autumn.
Bumblebees, hoverflies, moths - so many interests, so little time! :o) The bumbles are high up on my list though.
Best Regards,
Tim
PS. I did mean also to catch up on Rita's comment, but have regrettably allowed the time to run away with me again, so I'll make it a priority tomorrow night, I promise (later on 26th, that is). T.
Hi Rita. Yes, I should think it would be possible to sow grass seed here in Kent even into October (especially if we were to have an 'Indian Summer' as we call mild autumns). Late August, early September is considered the ideal time, that's all.
Maybe I might still consider grass (wobbling again on my decision making) :o) if the next few weeks go well. I'll prioritise lifting the last of the plastic before I finally decide.
Regards,
Tim :o)x
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