Hi Paul,
On our allotment side of about 80 plots I’ve now trained 5 other people. 3 of them all work full time and they would all have given up (or had their plot taken from them) if it had not been for no-dig. Most of our plotholders who are working people just do not have the time to do traditional digging / weeding.
We split plots up into smaller sizes and see how folks get on with them first. We also shiup in large quantities of woodchip for free to help with mulching significant areas.
Plastic is used quite a bit by us. if a plot is vacated, we cover it so the brambles do not move back in and the plots stay relatively weed free.
BR
Neil
