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Just keep going the way you are and deal with the few numbers of weeds that appear

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No problem, I am no expert but that’s the way I am doing it and I’ve had good results.i would lay the cardboard down first then the compost on top.
As for the weeds in the compost I would hand pick as I was laying then deal with any if the grow.
The plus points are that you know your compost is fertile and that it’s weedkiller free cos the weeds are growing 😁

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I would go for option 3 and put a good depth of compost 6 to 8 inches if you can .then ready for next year Get a load of horse muck and form a storage area so you have it for next autumn to put on the beds November 2019.
Any weeds that may grow you will be able to pull easily

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Am I the only person that smiles when the weather forecast says , high winds , flooding together with high tides , collected 6 gorilla 🦍 tubs full today washed up in less than 45 mins 😁😁😁

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Sorry on two counts, neither of your links appear to work my end and I think you are mixing up posts as I am not Richard.
I will however post pictures
Regards
Andrew

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Apologies I meant to add picture now attached

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I don’t think it’s too salty, about three weeks ago I put some on my polytunnel beds after shredding it with a mower, on inspection by pulling back some of the mulch today the worms are hard at work if it was too salty the worms wouldn’t go near it.

Just my view and I may be wrong.

I’ve topped up one of my raised beds with 4″ today and I will be taking pictures periodically to show how it rots down between now and spring , I will update accordingly

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I have used coffee and loads of horse muck with great success. Trouble is I have used all the stable near me had so to get usable material I will need the manure the horses produce this winter to wait until Jan 2020 before I use it.

So as I can get seaweed locally I am trying using it as part of no dig.

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Beds both sides of the polytunnel now done With at least 4 inches of seaweed, may put 4 inches of horse muck on top this weekend

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Thanks. Charles.

I collected shredded and placed another 8 large bucket gulls today which in quantity shredded to a heaped barrowfull
I now have a three inch covering on three quarters of that bed 😁😁

Another high tide due next Saturday so weather permitting I may go again

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Collected and shredded some seaweed today for the polytunnel no dig beds , still need another two or three trips to complete that side,

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Hi Charles

Fortunately there is no need , it’s from the same source and the same pile as last year without anything added to it since.
Had the best year ever this year using this and the no dig system so why change a winning formula 👍

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Put one trailer load on the beds today some in the polytunnel and the rest on the empty beds spread so that it went about three inches deep. Very well rotted it was more like compost than manure no smell and spread easily.
Another load booked for Wednesday morning.

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Thanks Charles, now firmed and the first 6 kale planted

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Hi Charles
At present only a half of my plot is actually no dig in beds the other half being traditional dig.
As for the watering, I watered both last night
Tonight after a very hot day temperatures reaching 19.5 the no dig side still had moisture contained within the compost albeit just below the surface yet the dig side was bone dry and needed twice as much water applied.
Not very scientific I know but it’s my findings to date.
The no dig is far less work all round.

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