You are reading a single comment by @Tomo187 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
Tomo187
Hopefully finally getting onto our allotment plot for the first time over the weekend. Exciting times.
I thought I’d post here instead of the allotment thread as it’s the advice of the broad-shouldered, mattock-jockeying slabbers like @ColinTheBald I need right now for some landscaping advice.
My plot is pretty sloped, to what extent I won’t really know until I’ve gone at it with the brushcutter for a few hours and can actually see the whole area.
It’s def slanted to the point I’ll need to build up and/or level off in a few spots if I want to put in a shed or greenhouse in the near future. What I’m wondering though is is it worth terracing the whole plot to create level beds?
I’m used to throwing labourers and plant at tasks like this in my previous life as a tree climber but I’ve never had to get my knees muddy before as not in my remit!
If I do end up terracing to some extent do I need to go in hard with sleepers and posts or can I get away with treating some scaff boards for retaining? I’ll be digging the whole top layer off the site anyway so could potentially stack and tamp the old turf to change levels...
The fact that my plot is the complete opposite end of the site to the gates and only accessed by barrow-width paths kinda limits any mechanised approach to the job.
Any links or advice welcome. I’m not afraid of the hard work but I’m tight as hell right now so want to avoid splashing out on sleepers or other materials if I can avoid it.