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Turning Over

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  Posted by chris (U14479141) on Saturday, 5th March 2011

  hello all ive just started turning my veg patch over, the soil was still fairly wet but managable and guess what yes it rained again last night so i have put things on hold as i dont want to damage the soil structure, am i ever going to be able to get it all dug over i just hope we can have some dry weather over the next few days ,i live in the north east so the chances are well you can probably guess,i would be interested to know how fellow vegggie growers are getting on,ah well easy day today then hopefully back to the digging tomorrow,kind regards chris

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  Posted by Tee Gee (U10012255) on Saturday, 5th March 2011

  Yes I know what you mean! I have been there and done that but now;
  
  I dig my plots over in autumn when it is still relatively warm and dry.
  
  Then in spring they just need a run over with the tiller to make them ready for planting out!
  
  The only beds I have to do in spring is those that have had winter greens in them.

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  Posted by Carol Quayle (U14617772) on Saturday, 5th March 2011

  Hi Chris - I live in the NorthWest and its probably as bad here! Raised beds may be a good idea - (less digging in the future) - I'm on heavy clay and so have raised mine up a bit and incorporated some well-rotted farmyard manure and so managed to put in a few shallots, garlic and onion sets the other day. Weather been dry here all week and so managing to get lots done!

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  Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Saturday, 5th March 2011

  I'm in the NW and grow veg in the back garden. Did most of my spreading of compost at the end of last year using horse muck on the fruit bushes and seaweed in GH and on one bed so just have a bed left to turn over with home grown compost.
  
  It does make it easier having raised beds which aren't walked on. The grounds really wet here but wasn't stopped from replacing two currant bushes.

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  Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Saturday, 5th March 2011

  It really depends what sort of soil you have. On veg plots, heavy clay is best worked in autumn, smothered in manure/compost and left for the winter to break it down for you. The soil warms slowly and there's nothing to be lost by waiting until it's nicely warmed up before giving it a final fork over.
  
  On light sandy soils (like mine in Cheshire) best to wait until about now to give it a fork over, adding compost/manure in copious quantities as you go.
  
  Either way, especially in the north of England, you can't go wrong by delaying in cold weather. Doesn't do any good to be working the soil or planting into it when it's cold and wet.

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  Posted by horththit (U13862695) on Sunday, 6th March 2011

  Snap. Weput fleece down on some areas to warm up the soil, and got a double bonus, the soil beneath is drier than the beds without fleece.

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