The area was roughly marked out to allow for two games (shown in picture). There was plenty of weeding to do especially along one edge and top left hand corner. Most were pulled up easily (we avoided the use of chemicals) whilst others had to be dug out with my trusty old mattock.
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In the beginning... there was a car park. |
In-between weeding, the surface (mainly crushed road tarmac) was disturbed with some heavy raking. I must admit, I went a bit crazy at first and ended up with a small crater. The flimsy rake I was using wasn't up to the task and was rendered almost useless after only the first day. Luckily, Allan let me borrow his heavy duty rake which was far better.
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Would seed potatoes be the better option here? |
The photo above shows a mound of small stones after sieving. This was only the start as two more piles followed in the days ahead (and more weeding). The bigger bits of tarmac had a heap of their own and were used later for filling pot holes in the car park.
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No sign of Tony Robinson yet. |
The next stage was to disperse the smaller stone back from whence it came. Can you see that puddle in the photo below? Luckily it was only in one of the corners but it was at this point that Allan suggested I increase the length of the terrain at the top by one metre.
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Bike not for sale. |
I also decided to take out more weeds nearer the fence to create a better standing/observing area. There is also an option of using this extra width as an extension of the playing area to allow for more games. That's the worst bit over with. To be continued...
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