Start a new Allotment Plot | Crop Rotation | Allotment Garden | Drawing a plan | Part 4
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- Start a new Allotment Plot | Crop Rotation | Allotment Garden | Drawing a plan | Part 4
The last in this series I think for now, I have covered all of the basics now and given you all enough information that will assist you in viewing a new plot, asking the right questions, find helpful information using digital tools, start up tools, ground cover to help clear the plot like an extra gardener, how to measure yourself correctly for the right size of raised bed for you and I have advised that you start with a four bed rotation on your plot.
In this video I talk about this four bed rotation and why I think you should at least start with that, whilst touching on some variations too. The video finishes up with some advice on how to plot your plot, or how to draw a plot plan.
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Start a new Allotment Plot | Crop Rotation | Allotment Garden | Drawing a plan | Part 4
Hi Steve. We have just got an allotment and have been clearing it. Your you tube videos are so good, no faff, just clear down to earth advice with dry humour😆 I’m currently laid up with covid so I am binge watching all your videos👍 Thankyou so much😊
This is one of the clearest, most practical explanations of crop rotation I've heard! This series of videos is going to be such a help to people, thank you 😊👍
Thank you, Steve!
Love the drone footage!!
Great help in all 4 instalments xx
Great advice Steve and thanks for all 4 parts of this series.
Stay Safe,
Barry (Wirral)
Thanks Barry, glad you have enjoyed them...Steve...😃
Great little series of video lot of tips and hints. Will help a lot of people out
Thank you Mark, I hope it does...Steve...😃
Great advice and insight Steve, most important to understand the soil, and how this sets this up for the future. All the best, Hugh 😊👍🏼🌿
Many thanks Hugh, hope your staying well...😃...Steve
much appreciated 😊
Thank you Christine...Steve...😃
Thank you Steve. Great videos to get started. I had an allotment in the north east of england 8 years ago and gave it up due to work commitments. I left it immaculate and with a shed. Now I have more free time I find myself bitten by the bug again and my name is going on the waiting list tomorrow. I dont think the chances of getting one as good as the one I left are that great but I'm looking forward to getting cracking again.
Cheers Steve for more tips
Your welcome Lee...Steve...😃
Hi steve...great advice and another great video...keep them coming..👍👌
Thanks Pam, I'll do my best. Steve...😃
Really great advice Steve, I’m also going to use the square foot gardening method to help me learn plant spacing. I know the seed packets give spacing info but I’ve always been confused.... take garlic... 4” apart but 18” between rows🤷🏼♀️ roots don’t grow in rectangles so if beets 4” between plants left to right surely 4” above and below🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ and don’t get me started on multi sown or succession planting! So I’ve decided to use square foot gardening sowing some with spacing and others multi sown so I can physically see the size difference of a product sown traditionally v multi and the time/volume to harvest
Hi Karen, there is no better way to do things, I see seed packets info as a guide only...they are written so the user gets the best out of the seed in the eyes of the producer/seller...therefore they get further sales. But your own experiences count for much more and I push that envelope every season of every year by trying new timings and methods...adding to my experience...Steve...😁🥕
i think your the best but i am new and looking for alotment and found one but has two clumps of not nettles and still think greaat
. its the bees knees in comfry. just undecided as yo say yeah or neh
Great knowledge & content Steve thank you very much 👍👍👍 so helpful to a newbie like myself that's 8-9 weeks in on my first plot
Cheerss CW, so glad you have found it useful...Steve...😃
Brilliant advice Steve. I’ve just got a plot but it seems to be water logged with all the rain. Any advice on how to deal with this. Much appreciated
Difficult to advise without seeing the land itself, but if drainage is needed site wide then that is a collective issue or one for the landlords to sort. If it is just your plot then a soakaway pit at your plots lowest point (excavated hole full of large stones) with French drains (excavated ditches full of stone) to the soakaway, should help, but difficult to advise blind...Steve...😃