Mr H, the subsoil is clay so I think you're probably right. I haven't dug very much yet (I only got it on Friday) but my biggest problem so far seems to be that there's only a few meagre inches of topsoil before I'm into solid clay. I'll have a dig around other parts and see what else I find. The pl...

Thanks Richard and Mr H. Adding a third, small terrace is definitely what I've been thinking. Do I really need to build a brick wall? I naively thought that a well staked wall of planks might do the trick... How deep would sleepers need to go? And what about the very bottom of my plot? In theory tha...

http://www.jakemc.co.uk/plot45/?attachment_id=4
http://www.jakemc.co.uk/plot45/?attachment_id=5

Does this help?

Thanks,

Jake

In fact, it's more like a wall. My new plot is on a steep slope. It's been freshly created and has been made as 2 wide terraces with a steep slope/wall between the 2. This slope is approximately 5 feet high and at least 45 degrees. Given the steepness and height has anyone any advice as to how I sho...