Many thanks to both of you

[jeni]

I appreciate the advice and the encouragement. Friends have helped me dig to clear some areas of weed and parts of those are planted up, with more plants on the way, grown from seed at home, so I can compost those beds and plant into that. The rest I can compost and cover over. I have access to manure for free, but its mostly fresh, Will it be ok to put that on the weediest areas that will be covered? I was thinking of putting some plants in containers and grow bags on top of the covering, so I can make use of the space and get a decent crop of food this year.