Preparing new veg plot over the winter  (7 Posts) Habbibu Thu
03-Oct-13 16:26:15  Am I going to have to dig the roots out?
Eek. I was kind of hoping the rotavator would chop them up so
small I could forget them. Boo.  bigwellylittlewelly Thu
03-Oct-13 16:10:37  Apologies, I assumed the major shrun roots
would beed to come out, I was thinking mostly weeds.  FWIW
gardening books are usually written about gardens where money is
no object. We pay £125 a day for two gardeners to help every 3-4
months and do the rest ourselves.  Habbibu Thu 03-Oct-13
16:06:11  That sounds ideal, but the big shrub roots may scupper
planting. In gardening books there are never gardens built on
old railway lines and full of shrub roots.  bigwellylittlewelly
Thu 03-Oct-13 15:52:52  Could be wrong but I think if you get a
thick enough black memerane ypu shouldn't even dig it. Just lay
the membrane and leave. Then pull out the dead weeds before
sowing next year  Habbibu Thu 03-Oct-13 15:37:17  Oh, lord. I
may never do it if I have to han