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100 Years and 125 Days

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To the left, an area one spit deep, and about 4x2.5ft. To the right, the amount of heavy rubble I got from it. To the right-hand edge, the end of the big riddle. This took me 2 hours, which if that continues to be my work rate will mean... I'll finish it in 125 days of work, (an allotment working "day" being 2-3 hours). To get that figure, I'm estimating the area I've dug as 1M², and each bed as 7.5x3.5M² - say 25M² each, and there are 5 beds. So (VERY roughly), 125M² of beds to riddle. When the worst of the glass is gone (that is, everywhere adjoining the old greenhouse has been riddled), it will be safe for dogs. So I can incorporate dog-walking into allotmenting, and be there every day Longer than 125 days, really, because this in the photo took 2 hours or so just for the big riddle, and it wants medium riddling, too. Now, I did some work with medium riddle this week: a shovelful of earth (which has already been through the big riddle), onto the grid ove...