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Tania · August 22, 2014

Glenn,

I was also skeptical about no till in the past (I did not understand how it would be possible!)

But once we switched and learned the 'new way', I am loving it. There is no way back!

I love our 'cover and do not disturb' the soil gardening practices.

The only beds are are still dug are potatoes, but this is going to be fixed in 2015 by planting them under straw.

I am still undecided about composting. We do compost a lot. Hey, we compost wood chips too! But I keep thinking that bringing these organic materials directly into the garden beds would be much more beneficial in terms of creating more organic matter, and less work moving it around.

We just have not figured out yet a practical way to do it in our garden. But I am sure we will soon!

Tatiana

August 22, 2014	#40
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Glenn, I was also skeptical about no till in the past (I did not understand how it would be possible!) But once we switched and learned the 'new way', I am loving it. There is no way back! I love our 'cover and do not disturb' the soil gardening practices. The only beds are are still dug are potatoes, but this is going to be fixed in 2015 by planting them under straw. I am still undecided about composting. We do compost a lot. Hey, we compost wood chips too! But I keep thinking that bringing these organic materials directly into the garden beds would be much more beneficial in terms of creating more organic matter, and less work moving it around. We just have not figured out yet a practical way to do it in our garden. But I am sure we will soon! Tatiana __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase Last edited by Tania; August 22, 2014 at 10:35 AM.