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Thanks Charles – that is good news and a lot of lovely leaf mould eventually!
When this has turned into leaf mould, would I use this instead of manure or just on the carrots/parsnip areas?
The manure worked well apart from the carrots and parnsips although that could have been the weather as I know people locally sowed 2 or 3 times and still did not get them. I think you were right and that it was not completely rotted down. But, all the other veg did well with the manure.
The bonus this year was that it kept the weeds down with all that rain in spring compared with friends’ allotments that had not covered their soil and had to start again. It also protected the soil from all the rain. Have already started adding 1″-2″ layer this year as I am sold on the no dig method!!!
Big D