In yesterday’s program, Cathy Isom explained the benefits of no-dig garden bed vegetable gardening. Today Cathy gives you some good tips on building your own no-dig garden bed. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.
Building Your Own No Dig Garden Bed
For the bed itself, begin by covering the cardboard with an inch layer of compost or rich topsoil. On it, pile about six to eight inches of bulk carbon material, such as straw, bedding hay, or shredded leaves. Then, it’s another one or two inches of soil or compost mulched over with two to four inches of straw, wood shavings, or shredded leaves. Remember not to walk on it, as this will compact the soil, and to simply add more organic material (mulch) as the bed ages. Just keep feeding it from the top, and before you know it, you’ll have a perfect garden for veggies to grow.
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