My New plot

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I have just started a new venture. I have fenced off the boundary of the land that belongs to the house after many years of not bothering. The aim is to have chickens and grow enough fruit & veg to live off without having to pay supermarket prices. I have already started the hen house, the land has a couple of established fruit trees apple and plum. The ground is heavily rooted with nettles, thistles and grasses, would like to keep the thistles in places because they are nice. Apart from that the digging is going to be hard work. The plot runs down to a stream, useful. Would love to add some photos soon should anybody be remotely interested!!! maybe just me getting excited as you all probably have enough to do in your own plots! anyway, I might be digging for advice sometime soon.
Paul

Wednesday 4th March 09 – Hello everyone that reponded to my question about soakaway tank and veg plot. Also to everyone else that responded to my first blog. Thank you, I am overwhelmed by the response and also the subsequent discussions on soakaways. Didn’t think it would generate so much debate. Sorry if I havent replied to each individual but thought it be quicker to put it in the blog. Anyway being new to this blog thing Im not sure if I should start a new blog or just continue with this one but there you go. I have added some photos of the initial fencing off of the plot, primarily to keep the cows out, and eventually my chickens and who knows what else in? But as you can see the cows hampered progression by being on the wrong side of the fence. Anyway job completed. (the cows arent mine, they graze in the pasture) I have also lopped the couple of apple trees and plum tree after years of being unattended, hopefully this will benefit future growth, not kill them off as I have done in the past with a plum tree. Hope I havent been to brutal with them.
Im still not sure about the soakaway and planting after reading the replys, but maybe the pics will help. The soakaway is within the fenced plot about 40 metres from the house and there seems plenty of space around the tank area to be safely away from it when growing. We have eaten and used apples from the tress for some years without ill effect, so maybe it will be the same with the veg. But I really appreciate the suggestions. I hope this will be interesting and I will keep adding pics as things develop.
Paul

• 3 Mar, 2009
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