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Essex Lazy Beds: farming uncultivated land

Lay thick 3ft width of compost in center of 7ft width in a strip along the length directly on turf.  Cut surrounding turf in stripts but not side in contact with compost.  Plant potato's,  eye side up,  4" from edge of compost on both sides. (earlise 1ft apart, others 15" apart)  Fold  turf strips over the compost as shown above.  Flatten top of mound with back of your spade.  Earth up the top of the mound a little.  nb my new tool for breaking up uncultivated land  (azada)