Reply To: Starting new allotment the no-dig way

[Rebecca]

I have been put off using plastic of any kind today. Whilst clearing the allotment ground further I pulled up loads of old black polythene and mypex. The polythene was brittle and lots of black plastics bits every where and the mypex all shredded everywhere.

I think my main worry though with only using cardboard then thick compost/manure mulch is that as the cardboard breaks down the weeds will resurface.