Thanks again Alan. I never knew clover was so helpful; oh well you live and learn. I will try this and see how it goes and hopefully more people can give me more helpful tips

Thanks for the replies guys, it's very much appreciated. I think I'll spend this time getting it ready for next year. Mike Vogel said "As well as compost you might like to try leafmould. This will make the soil more suitable for next year's carrots. But I would definitely sow a crop of green ma...

Hi Alan and thanks for the reply The soil is pretty much just dust and stones so I'm thinking along the lines of raised beds or building some pretty deep planters etc. The area is relatively open to whatever the weather throws at it to be honest and as for what I want to grow, I was kind of hoping t...

I cleared a small area outside of my workplace and was hoping to start growing some veg. I'm new to all this growing business so forgive me for being a bit ignorant in not knowing all the gardening technical terms. Are there any low maintenance vegetables that can be grown and what will I need? Cheers