new plot, new gardener! help!

Hi Totalbeginner. I think the best advice I could offer you is, just set yourself manageable targets. A large plot can seem quite daunting, and if you keep looking at what's still to do, instead of what you've achieved, then it could quickly become a chore. Maybe as Helen said, dig up separate beds, and then you can get to the fun bit which is, planting Good luck. Cheers...freddy.

 

i think you are absolutley right freddy, i noticed that already im now thinking 'oh god i need a good few hours when can i go' etc and im just thinking about digging the whole thing up and its really daunting. so you are right, just a few hours here and there and do seperate beds.
i have joined freecysle, ( about a year ago) and have def been looking at things, how annoying is it, just befor i got my plot i saw lots of things, but i didnt have anywhere to store as i didnt know how long it would have taken to get my plot etc. now i have it, there isnt anything on offer!!!! LOL.
oh well.
i think im also going to start the little seeds off at home and then plant them when ive got my first bed.
xx

 

well i have started doing the digging ow. i started at the opposite end from where i originally started and im glad i did, cos i actually got quite a bit done today.
im asuming its because my plot is by a fence which is a little passage, i have gotten all sorts out of the ground. loads of glass and stones mainly, but a lot of cans and even a massive roll of carpet that the grass had somehow grown through.
i now have 2 massive ikea bags full of rubbish and a small bed cleared!!!! wohoooo
right, now, i gotten most of the grass off, if i leave the last few random roots lying around or just the few random leafs, will they re grow? stupid question i know but i dont knowif im doing more work than i need to or if i really need to be that through>?
also can i compost the grass roots etc that i took out or will they regrow in the compost bin?

 

i think its normal grass, its small clumpy roots.
the other thing is, the soil is 'clay soil', where its basically like playdough. how do i fix this?
i have only just set up my compost bin so have no compost to speak of, but should i mix in normal shop bought soil???? im asuming i can really grow much on there if i justb leave it.

 

Hi Totalbeginner I may be on my own with this view but I believe anything that can be recycled should be, so all the roots I find on our plots I just bag up and stack these to one side to stand for a year before adding to my compost bins.Hel.xxx.