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Hi all would like to just thank you for accepting me to forum I just acquired allotment and will need help and tips as I go on
Sorry forgot to say I'm from York
Yesterday I eventually got garden all turned over hard work as was solid will need braking down
If anyone has any tips on breaking down the chunky soil would be great
Or is it just keep turning it over till it breaks down thank you

 

No help to you at this point, but if you rough dig it in the Autumn the Winter Frosts will break the surface down.

Or change to No Dig instead. (I think it is worth digging once, before adopting No Dig, so you're in good shape already for that

basically: permanent beds 4' wide (the max reachable from either side). Never (not ever ...) walk on them. Spread compost on the surface of the beds to reinvigorate the soil ecosystem (put down old cardboard below that mulch layer, which will prevent most weeds coming through, just plant-through the cardboard into the soil beneath; the cardboard will rot down over a couple of years)

Digging soil disrupts mycorrhizal fungi and brings dormant weed seeds to the surface and so on, and plenty of evidence that not disrupting the soil by digging is A Good Thing. Less work too of course ...

 

Hello @Mickk

 

Welcome to GC Mickk.