I'm in Glasgow, so the soil is nearly always saturated with water. Good for stopping the plot drying out in summer, but shit for anything that involves digging/forking because the soil is always heavier and claggier.
Cover & pull then. I'm getting good weed suppression on some bits of my plot from layers of flattened bike boxes & manure. I may well be eating metal staples and parcel tape next year...
Areas I couldn't or hadn't covered are giving me plenty to do still.
I'm in Glasgow, so the soil is nearly always saturated with water. Good for stopping the plot drying out in summer, but shit for anything that involves digging/forking because the soil is always heavier and claggier.