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What are your thoughts on club root and no dig?

I converted my plot to no dig last year using mushroom, green waste and horse manure.

I had some club root and used to put lime or calcified seaweed on my brassica beds.

First year without doing this. Would you still add some lime or seaweed to a no dig bed?

[BenFParticipant]

Hi Carrie,

I uncovered mine this weekend. It’s been very hot. There is very little wind here and I wanted to give things a really good water. Things were getting very dry. I covered my brassicas with mesh over hoops and will probably leave them on now.

We’ve had no rain near me for about a month now. Hence the moor fires on Ilkley moor!

I suppose it depends on what your local conditions have been like.

Picked my first nodig salad today. Very pleased with my pea shoots!

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Water came back on at the allotment today so it’s all had a good water. The growth is good on everything and damage is pretty minimal. Really pleased.

There is no way I’d get anywhere near that amount of growth at this time of year on top of a hill in Yorkshire. The cold winds we get just dry anything out. It’s been well worth the effort (so far!).

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Thanks,

I’m a Deputy head in a primary school and the caretaker is keeping any brown cardboard for me. It soon builds up!

My beds are in good condition and run horizontal to the path. But I’ve a 1m wide bed running alongside the path on the left. This is the overgrown bit.

Think I’m going to try cover this and the path with cardboards and keep piling it on. Will let you know how I get on!

PS Tried to upload a photo from my iPhone, but it said error. Maybe need to reduce the size somehow…

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Hi Charles,

Thanks for the reply. That makes me feel a lot better. Everything else feels right about how I am setting it up, especially the access and being able to keep on top of the weeds!

Most of my plants are low anyway. I am planning some borlotti and czar beans but will try keep them to the north at west side of the plot (wigwams as it can get quite windy up here).

Really excited about trying no dig properly this year. Your you tube videos and recent book are brilliant!

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