"Kay" wrote in message
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In article , Alan Holmes
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I already have a shredder, but unfortunately, a lot of the trimmings are
about 2 inches in Diameter and my shredder could not deal with either that
size or the quantity I manage to accumulate.

It seems to me a shame to abandon year round ease of cultivation for an
event which happens once a year.

I can't do anything but agree but the quantity of the waste is just too
much.

In that case, all I can do is suggest the route suggested by another
poster - make fewer raised beds and leave one area as a bonfire site.

And, for me, that is no easy task!(:-)

I bought some 6" wide gravel boards, but when I offered them up I decided
that they were going to be too tall, so I've decided to make one, to start
with, 4 inches high, it will be about 38 feet long and 4 feet wide.

The first one will be used for potatoes, and the amount I plant will just
about fill that, whilst that one is growing, I will make a start on the next
one.

I will, hopefully, finish up with three, and I've yet to sort out what will
be the crop rotation for the three.

One thing is almost certain, one end of each bed will be a strawberry bed!

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alan

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