Re: Allotment Choice

The message <ZFJDf.22481$0N1.19613@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
from "Mel" <Mel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> contains these words:

> Hi all, can you please help with my dilemma?

> I have to choose between 2 allotments, both of which are in abandoned
> states. One site absolutely full of horsetail, and I mean so chock-a-block
> that in some places I can hardly get a fork in for the roots. The other
> site is full of couch grass and is very wet (I can hear the soil squelching
> when I walk on it).

> It's between a rock and a hard place! Do I choose soggy couch grass or a
> zillion horsetail?

Hang around at the weekend and try to meet some nearby alotmenters.
Ask them if the swamp is wet all summer.

If it had just been saturated by recent rain, it might be fine in
summer, but even if it isn't you can build raised beds for growing in,
and never have to worry about watering.

The horsetail one will be a long nightmare. I would rather wait for
another vacancy than take a horsetail plot.

Janet
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  • Re: Allotment Choice
    ... > I have to choose between 2 allotments, both of which are in abandoned ... One site absolutely full of horsetail, ... > site is full of couch grass and is very wet (I can hear the soil ... The couch grass is on runners and is a bugger to hoe. ...
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  • Re: Allotment Choice
    ... I have to choose between 2 allotments, both of which are in abandoned ... One site absolutely full of horsetail, ... site is full of couch grass and is very wet (I can hear the soil squelching ... Wet could be a problem if it's still waterlogged after this dry spell. ...
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  • Re: Allotment Choice
    ... > I have to choose between 2 allotments, both of which are in abandoned ... One site absolutely full of horsetail, ... > site is full of couch grass and is very wet (I can hear the soil ... The soggy soil may be just a winter thing, you will have to ask neighbours, ...
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    ... >> I have to choose between 2 allotments, ... >> Do I choose soggy couch grass or a zillion horsetail? ... > another vacancy than take a horsetail plot. ...
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    ... Go for the couch grass plot every time. ... My allotment has horsetail and ... as even a tiny bit of root will grow. ... One site absolutely full of horsetail, ...
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