Community › Community › No dig gardening › Preparing the ground › Starting from Scratch › Starting from scratch
Thank you, all three, for your input. In my head, I’m gradually seeing what’s required. One thing is Pete’s suggestion of gradually scraping away the existing growth and building up a couple of compost bins. I also reckon, with the size of the plot, I’ll have to buy in a few loads of manure and compost to get me going. One thing I will have to do is use a pick to lever out the larger stones, as Donegal can be quite rocky and there are quite a lot of stones (football size +/-) on the site. Then there’s a good bit of bramble, which I reckon, need to be cut down and the roots dug out. But the weeds are the usual suspects, with dock being particularly well represented. Finally, the assumption of level ground is definitely not it … slopes from both ends (east and west) to a low middle, which is wet. water feature anyone?
I will keep on reading and getting a plan in place. Thanks again for your help.
Ecoboy
p.s. charles,I’m reading a book “The Garden Organic book of Compost” I bought last week. After that, I’ll be on to you about your course book! rj