Start a new Allotment Plot | Allotment Garden | Ground Cover | Necessary Tools | Part 2

In Part 2 of this mini series I talk about how covering ground is your friend, by allowing ground cover to "work" for you killing weeds in one area, whilst your working away in another, this doubles or even trebles your workflow and helps you get things under control with less effort and much quicker too. The first option is a paid one and I think the best. Damp prrof membrane, the really thick black plastic that builders use under foundations of new builds will stop light getting to your soil and therefore stop weeds growing and also kill off any that are growing. It will also help you to dry an area too, if you lay it out in late winter to stop the winter wet getting at the ground, you can lift it in early spring and start digging as the soil will be dry enough to get on whilst the rest of your plot is akin to a swamp or lake.

I've listed three sizes here, do look around before buying this, you may find it cheaper elsewhere.

Danp Proof Membrane 4M x 10M [ Ссылка ]
Danp Proof Membrane 4M x 16M [ Ссылка ]
Danp Proof Membrane 4M x 25M [ Ссылка ]


I also spend some time talking about necessary tools you will need to get going and how to work out what is best for you relating to your size and why I use what I use. You should go to a garden centre or somewhere like one of the big DIY stores to get a feel for tools before buying as per some intructions in this video. I have listed one amazon link and that is for the Swoe, probably the best hoe you will ever use as it cuts three ways, traditional hoes cut on the forward motion only, a swoe cuts going forward and coming back too, making hoeing half the task (and effort) it used to be, plus a swoe will cut sideways too meaning you get in between plants, that has to be a bonus.

Swoe Hoe [ Ссылка ]

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Links to products I use, that I have bought and can recommend. If you click one of these links and buy the same thing as me, you pay EXACTLY the same as me, but I earn a small commission from Amazon. Amazon pays this, not you!


Road pins/Line pins.
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Swoe Hoe.
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Pressure Sprayer 5 Litre. [ Ссылка ]

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