Easy Garden Preparation, the No-Till Way
by
Lee @ Lady Lee's Home
(IC: blogger)
Sometimes we do things in a traditional way because, well, that’s what everyone is doing so it must be the right thing to do. Sometimes it is.
But then sometimes you decide to try a different way, it works, and you ask yourself, why in the world did I work so hard all this time, following the traditional method.
That’s how it is with traditional soil preparation. Why they teach us we should “work” the soil before planting I have no idea. Mr. Soil doesn’t want us to poke around, I assure you.
But then sometimes you decide to try a different way, it works, and you ask yourself, why in the world did I work so hard all this time, following the traditional method.
That’s how it is with traditional soil preparation. Why they teach us we should “work” the soil before planting I have no idea. Mr. Soil doesn’t want us to poke around, I assure you.
Disadvantages of Tilling Your Garden Soil
This is a small garden space I have to the left of our front steps. I shared with you here, a few months ago, how I turned it into a vegetable bed.
Next, I added some soil on top of the existing soil.
Next I added compost. The more the merrier. I used composted cow’s manure that I bought in a bag because my own compost is not ready to use yet.
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Published March 12th, 2016 4:17 PM
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Beth Nelson on Jul 20, 2020
Thank you for the great info! I always wondered why I had more weeds than before I tilled
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