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Not allowed raised beds
Any particular reason why? Is the allotment committee suspicion of new fangled methods?
andyp-
I'd like to know why as well ... not new ...
The concept of raised bed growing goes back to medieval times where the beds would typically be edged with wattle fences. Moving forward 500 years or so, the Parisian market gardeners of the 18th Century built up their plots using the plentiful horse manure of a pre-motor vehicle city and compost. Eventually they had depths of topsoil well in excess of a metre, sometimes two metres!
https://www.allotment-garden.org/gardening-information/raised-beds/
not4sale
Started clearing today. Not allowed raised beds so digging it is. Found a gooseberry and some strawberries, bonus. Back tomorrow to properly dig it over and incorporate some home compost.